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(From Business Daily Update)
Author: d Hong Kong Customs officers have seized about 1.34 million sticks of illicit cigarettes worth HK$2.01 million (US$257,693) with the duty potential of about HK$1.08 million (US$138,461). In a citywide anti-illicit cigarette operation codenamed "Cougar 25," which was mounted from May 23 to 27, 49 people, aged 15 to 77, were arrested. They were charged with dealing with goods to which the Dutiable Commodities Ordinance was applied, according to a government press release on Saturday. During the operation, Customs officers raided four distribution and storage centers of illicit cigarettes leading to the seizure of about 1.2 million …