The caged birds seized in the raid. A macaw worth HK$10,000 in Hong Kong can sell for two or three times that on mainland China. Photos: SCMP Pictures
The caged birds seized in the raid. A macaw worth HK$10,000 in Hong Kong can sell for two or three times that on mainland China. Photos: SCMP Pictures
Hong Kong /  Law and Crime

Rare macaws confiscated in first seizure of live birds in Hong Kong for a decade

Smugglers escape in speedboat, leaving haul of endangered species and 14 boxes of furs worth a total of HK$2 million

Clifford Lo
Clifford Lo

Updated: 10:14pm, 12 Jul, 2016

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The caged birds seized in the raid. A macaw worth HK$10,000 in Hong Kong can sell for two or three times that on mainland China. Photos: SCMP Pictures
The caged birds seized in the raid. A macaw worth HK$10,000 in Hong Kong can sell for two or three times that on mainland China. Photos: SCMP Pictures
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