Hong Kong police and customs officers have seized HK$17 million (US$2.2 million) worth of contraband sea cucumber on a vessel believed to be smuggling it out of the city, arresting seven in the process.
Revealing the joint operation on Thursday, authorities said officers acting on intelligence found the suspected smuggling ring using a crane to load 120 boxes of goods onto a small vessel in the Western District Public Cargo Working Area on Tuesday afternoon.
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