The Macau Customs Service (SA) said in a statement yesterday that five border-crossers have recently been intercepted by its officers at Qingmao checkpoint and found to be attempting to smuggle a total of 212 central processing units (CPUs) to the mainland.
The five smugglers comprise local residents and mainlanders aged between 31 and 65, the statement said.
The first male border-crosser was intercepted by customs officers last Thursday when entering Zhuhai through the Qingmao pedestrian border checkpoint, adding that 40 CPUs were found hidden inside his shoes, the statement said, while the second male border-crosser was found hiding 44 CPUs, also in his shoes, on Friday, and the third male border-crosser was found hiding 40 CPUs in the same way.
The statement said that two female border-crossers were found hiding 48 and 40 CPUs on Sunday in the same way.
The five face fines of up to 50,000 patacas, and the seized goods will also be confiscated.
Gongbei customs seizes toys smuggled by car
Zhuhai’s Gongbei Customs announced yesterday that its officers have caught a Macau driver attempting to smuggle a large number of toys from Macau to the mainland.
According to Gongbei Customs, the case was busted last Thursday, when Gongbei Customs officers at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HZMB) checkpoint discovered an abnormality in a single-licence plated vehicle at a vehicle inspection channel.
Upon further inspection, the customs officers seized a total of 591 plush toys, 57.6 kilos of mystery toy boxes, 52.3 kilos capsule toys and 73.7 kilos of small plastic toys in the vehicle’s boot and behind the second row of the seats, which were inside in a number of black plastic bags.
Gongbei Customs officers have impounded the toys.
Gongbei Customs reminded the public that mainland residents should take the initiative to report if they carry items worth more than 5,000 yuan when entering the mainland, and that non-resident border-crossers should declare if they carry items with a total value of more than 2,000 yuan.
This undated handout photo provided by Zhuhai’s Gongbei Customs shows a huge pile of toys seized from a single-licence plated vehicle at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HZMB) checkpoint.
These undated photos provided by the Macau Customs Service (SA) yesterday show 212 central processing units (CPUs) seized from five smugglers at Qingmao pedestrian border checkpoint.
