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Customs Seizes $7.2M Weight-Loss Injection Smuggling Operation

1/30/2026

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Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department seized over 14,000 weight-loss injections destined for Macau from a river-trade vessel at Black Point, Tuen Mun.
The haul includes tobacco products and is valued at HK$56 million (US$7.2 million) with injections branded Mounjaro by Japan's Tanabe Pharma.
Investigator Woo Suet-yi of the Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department said slimming-injection smuggling is rising and authorities are examining authenticity and investigating syndicates.

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Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department seized over 14,000 weight-loss injections destined for Macau from a river-trade vessel at Black Point, Tuen Mun.
The haul includes tobacco products and is valued at HK$56 million (US$7.2 million) with injections branded Mounjaro by Japan's Tanabe Pharma.
Investigator Woo Suet-yi of the Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department said slimming-injection smuggling is rising and authorities are examining authenticity and investigating syndicates.