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Customs officers have arrested 10 people in North District for smuggling powdered infant formula over the past two days. 

  

Those arrested include eight men and two women, aged 26 to 58. Officers seized 110 tins of powdered formula weighing 99 kilograms, worth about $27,500.

 

Three smuggling syndicates were shut down at Lo Wu and Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Points.

 

Customs officers this morning found a syndicate using a van for mobile storage of powdered formula near the Sheung Shui MTR station.  Officers seized 50 tins of powdered formula weighing 45 kilograms, worth $12,500. 

 

Customs officers also found a syndicate using coin-style storage lockers inside some shopping malls in North District for temporary storage of powdered formula today. They found a total of 48 tins of powdered formula weighing 43.2 kilograms, worth $12,000.

 

Customs officers yesterday found a smuggling mastermind distributing powdered formula to smugglers at the public transport interchange in the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point.

 

The smugglers will be charged for attempting to export unlicensed powdered formula, while the masterminds will be charged for assisting them.

Customs officers have arrested 10 people in North District for smuggling powdered infant formula over the past two days. 

  

Those arrested include eight men and two women, aged 26 to 58. Officers seized 110 tins of powdered formula weighing 99 kilograms, worth about $27,500.

 

Three smuggling syndicates were shut down at Lo Wu and Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Points.

 

Customs officers this morning found a syndicate using a van for mobile storage of powdered formula near the Sheung Shui MTR station.  Officers seized 50 tins of powdered formula weighing 45 kilograms, worth $12,500. 

 

Customs officers also found a syndicate using coin-style storage lockers inside some shopping malls in North District for temporary storage of powdered formula today. They found a total of 48 tins of powdered formula weighing 43.2 kilograms, worth $12,000.

 

Customs officers yesterday found a smuggling mastermind distributing powdered formula to smugglers at the public transport interchange in the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point.

 

The smugglers will be charged for attempting to export unlicensed powdered formula, while the masterminds will be charged for assisting them.

A 52-year-old woman has died after she was struck by a van in Wong Tai Sin today.

 

At about 1.20pm, the van's 52-year-old driver was backing up outside the Ngau Chi Wan Village Refuse Collection Point at Lung Chi Path when the woman was struck down and rolled over, then trapped under the van.

 

Firefighters rescued the woman, who was certified dead at the scene.

 

Police arrested the van driver for dangerous driving causing death.

 

Anyone who saw the accident is urged to call Police on 2754 7668 or 2305 7500.

Commissioner of Police Tsang Wai-hung visited the Zhuhai Public Security Bureau yesterday and today. 

    

Mr Tsang met with the bureau director Zhang Qiang, and both sides agreed to enhance cooperation to tackle cross-boundary crimes after the completion of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge in 2016. 

 

Mr Tsang also hosted a seminar and shared his experience in managing the Hong Kong Police Force with his Zhuhai counterparts. 

 

He returned to Hong Kong today.

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