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Thursday, January 3, 1974
In actions taken to protect revenue, 116 people were arrested
for various offences against the Dutiable Commodities Ordinance while
a further 550 people were summonsed for licensing infringements.
Sixty-one illicit stills were discovered in rural and suburdan
aroas and 2,750 gallons of Chinese type spirit and alcohol were subsequently
confiscated.
Adulterated brandy, whisky and gin amounting to the equivalent
of 1,512 quart bottles were also seized with 13 arrests made for offoncos
relating to adulteration.
Mid-1973 saw a sudden upsurge in the smuggling of gold and
39 arriving passengers at Kai Tak airport were arrested for illegal
carrying of gold. Three others, including a local businessman, were
also arrested for the same offence.
In all, a total of 108.55 Kg. of gold with an estimated value
of $2 million was confiscated during the year by Preventive Service Officors.
Significant seizures, were also made by officers engaged in harbour
operations. They found 61 tons of rice, worth about $210,000, on board
four freighters from Bangkok.
movemonts
On another occasion, they seized more than 4,000 watches and watch
all cheap imitations of some famous brands
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on board a Dutch
vessel.
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