Smuggled pork seized at Lok Ma Chau

Officers intercepted a car at the checkpoint at 9am yesterday and found the pork inside eight plastic bags without health certificates. Two men are being questioned.

The department is monitoring the situation closely and is taking stringent enforcement action against illegal meat imports to safeguard food safety and public health. The public are being asked to report any suspected illegal meat imports.

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