Hong Kong seizes HK$84m of ‘smuggled’ gold, reshaped into air compressor parts
Hong Kong Free Press HKFP - 2024-04-08T22:54:50.000Z

Hong Kong customs said Monday it has made the biggest gold smuggling bust in its history, seizing 146 kilograms of the precious metal disguised as air compressor parts at the city’s international airport. Melted and moulded into parts like motor cores, screws, and gears, the smuggled gold was intercepted last month in two air compressors […]

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