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Customs took 4 people away from Mong Kok, Ma On Shan, seized multiple boxes of goods suspected of including "pig mouth" gas mask

2021-04-12T19:14:05.345Z


The Customs conducted a house search operation in Ma On Shan and took a man away. It is understood that the customs officers took away more than 20 boxes of goods from a unit in Chung Tak Building, Chung On Village, Ma On Shan late at night (12th). preliminary


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Written by: Ling Yide

2021-04-13 02:02

Last update date: 2021-04-13 03:02

The Customs conducted a house search operation in Ma On Shan and took a man away.

It is understood that the customs officers took away more than 20 boxes of goods from a unit in Chung Tak Building, Chung On Village, Ma On Shan late at night (12th).

It is not initially ruled out that the incident is related to "strategic materials".

In addition, the customs also took away 2 men and 1 woman and some exhibits from a commercial unit in Mong Kok. It is temporarily unknown whether the two operations are related.

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Sha Tin District Councillor Chen Pei-ming rushed to find out afterwards. He said that he received a notification from the neighbourhood at about 7:30 last night. He arrived at Songde Building half an hour later. After coming to find out, he believed that the customs officers conducted a house search, but he asked the customs officers on the spot. Afterwards, the other party did not disclose any details, so he asked the press officer for inquiries. In the end, he did not know what items the customs officers seized. At this stage, he is also not clear about the background of the person involved.

According to what the reporter saw at the scene, at about 1 am today (13th), the cargo was outsourced by the government’s outsourced transportation company staff, sealed in the company’s cartons and transported away by the transportation company’s secret truck, so it was not possible to see it clearly. Go to what is hidden inside.

The carton of this batch of goods is affixed with the “Hong Kong Customs” file number evidence paper. One of the pieces of paper can be seen with the handwritten evidence as “PSO MASKPOL SA FP-5”. After checking, it is believed that it is a commonly known as “pig’s mouth”. Models of gas masks; others include 3M brand masks, full-cover masks, and filter cotton.

In addition, officers wearing customs vests also took away several bags of items, which were reportedly laptop computers.

The arrested man was about 30 years old, did not wear a headgear when he was taken to the customs vehicle, and told the reporters his ID number to the camera.

In addition, the police also dispatched personnel to the scene after the incident.

According to preliminary information, the police did not participate in the house search operation.

At the same time, Customs took action at a commercial building at the junction of Dundas Street and Nathan Road in Mong Kok.

It is reported that the above address is a collection point, during which a lawyer will also come to the door.

At about 3 a.m., the customs took away 2 men and 1 woman from the upper site, along with several boxes of exhibits.

It is not yet known whether the Mong Kok operation is related to the Ma On Shan operation.

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Source: hk1

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