Hong Kong customs seize 400 suspected slimming injection vials from Japan
Customs dated the interception of a Japanese postal packet to September 5; the arrests were described as occurring in an operation earlier this month. The 400 vials were suspected to contain Part 1 poisons and had an estimated market value of about HK$290,000. Two local residents were released on bail, authorities said.
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The South China Morning Post reported that Hong Kong customs officers intercepted a suspicious postal packet from Japan at the Air Mail Centre on September 5 and seized 400 anti-obesity injection vials. Customs suspected the vials contained Part 1 poisons; their estimated market value was about HK$290,000. The interception date is specified, while the arrests are described only as taking place in an operation earlier this month.
Authorities said two local residents were arrested and released on bail. The man, 45, had collected the parcel, and the woman, 41, was named as its consignee.
The regulations described by the South China Morning Post place substances on the Poisons List under controls covering sale and possession. For substances listed under Part 1, sale is restricted to a registered pharmacist or someone acting in the pharmacist’s presence and under their supervision. That general restriction does not confirm what the seized vials contained or establish an outcome in this case.
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