Customs officers arrested two cross-boundary private car drivers in Yuen Long yesterday after finding 220,000 illicit cigarettes in their vehicles.
The haul was worth $620,000 with a duty potential of $430,000.
The men, aged 27 and 41, were arrested and the cars were impounded.
The Customs & Excise Department said it will continue its stringent enforcement action against cigarette smuggling.
Call 2545 6182 to report illicit cigarette activities.
