HONG KONG: Three men and a female ground staffer from the international airport were caught trying to smuggle out 135 kg of agarwood to Bangkok yesterday; this is the first instance of an airport insider being involved in agarwood smuggling .
In the second instance of wood smugglers being caught this month, three passengers and one ground staff member were caught by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) yesterday. The three men, who were supposed to fly to Bangkok aboard 9W 70 at 7.50 am yesterday, were trying to smuggle out 135 kg of Agarwood, valued at Rs 10 lakh.
