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Danny Mok

Customs officers have seized HK$400,000 (US$51,280) worth of bird’s nest from a car at the border checkpoint of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge port, the first smuggling case involving an outgoing vehicle detected at the site.
Officers intercepted the outgoing private car on Tuesday at the Hong Kong port of the multibillion-dollar bridge, which opened in October.
The Customs and Excise Department found 10kg of the popular and precious delicacy in a spare tyre concealed in an altered structure underneath the rear of the SUV, which was about to cross the 55km mega bridge.
The male driver, 23, was arrested.

A department spokesman said it was the first time smuggling activities were detected in an outgoing private car stopped at the port since the bridge was launched.
An investigation was in progress.
Under the Import and Export Ordinance, any person found guilty of importing or exporting unmanifested cargo is liable to a maximum fine of HK$2 million and imprisonment for seven years.
HK$1.8 million worth of bird’s nest hidden in air duct on coach
In April, customs seized 105kg of smuggled bird’s nest worth HK$3.5 million in an operation.
Officers stopped an outgoing private car at Shenzhen Bay border checkpoint, recovering 7kg of the delicacy. A further 79kg and 19kg were later seized at an industrial unit in Kwai Chung and a flat in Sham Shui Po. The male driver, 42, and a woman, 47, were arrested.
In the past 18 months, customs seized 1,112kg of smuggled bird’s nest in 14 cases.


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Hong Kong customs seizes HK$400,000 worth of smuggled bird’s nest in first case detected at mega bridge port

The smuggled goods were seized at the Hong Kong port of the bridge. Photo: Handout

Hong Kong Customs yesterday (July 2) seized about 10 kilograms of suspected smuggled bird's nest at the Hong Kong Port of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge with an estimated market value of about $400,000. 03JUL19 SCMP Pictures (HANDOUT from ISD)

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Officers find 10kg of the delicacy in a spare tyre concealed in an altered structure underneath rear of vehicle
Male driver, 23, about to cross the 55km bridge arrested


Officers at Hong Kong port find 10kg of the delicacy in a spare tyre concealed in an altered structure underneath rear of vehicle.


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Hong Kong customs seizes HK$400,000 worth of smuggled bird’s nest in first case detected at mega bridge port

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Officers find 10kg of the delicacy in a spare tyre concealed in an altered structure underneath rear of vehicle

Male driver, 23, about to cross the 55km bridge arrested