Hong kong : About 6.6 tonnes of suspected untaxed hookah tobacco was found hidden in a shipping container arriving from Jordan, Hong Kong Customs said on Wednesday.
The haul had an estimated street value of HK$2.6 million (US$331,663) and a duty potential of about HK$15 million, according to the Customs and Excise Department.
“Through risk assessment, customs officers inspected a container arriving in Hong Kong from Jordan,” the department said in a press statement.