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Hong Kong Customs Seizes 760 Endangered Reptiles, Driver Arrested

4/13/2026

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Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department officers arrested a 44-year-old male driver at the Shenzhen Bay checkpoint.
They intercepted a goods vehicle carrying 760 suspected endangered reptiles valued at HK$580,000 (US$74,060) and believed protected under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
The reptiles included 106 turtles and 654 lizards.
The driver has been released on bail as investigations continue.

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Story summary

Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department officers arrested a 44-year-old male driver at the Shenzhen Bay checkpoint.
They intercepted a goods vehicle carrying 760 suspected endangered reptiles valued at HK$580,000 (US$74,060) and believed protected under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
The reptiles included 106 turtles and 654 lizards.
The driver has been released on bail as investigations continue.