HONG KONG: Hong Kong Customs has sought help from their counterparts in Thailand and mainland China to track down smugglers behind a consignment of more than 73 ton of endangered high-value wood destined for Guangdong, the Post has learned.
The haul of Dalbergia cochinchinsis, also known as Thailand rosewood, was estimated to be worth about HK$10 million and one of the city’s biggest wood-smuggling cases in recent years, sources with the knowledge of the investigation said.
The consignment, declared to contain wood timber, was found in three cargo containers which arrived from Thailand in two shipments about two weeks ago, according to the Customs and Excise Department.
