Hong Kong man held after Zhuhai customs finds 42 mobile phones inside wheelchair

A Hong Kong man has been taken into custody by mainland Chinese customs officials on suspicion of trying to smuggle 42 mobile phones inside an electric wheelchair while crossing the Zhuhai-Macau border.

According to China’s General Administration of Customs on Saturday, the incident occurred at about 8.50pm on Wednesday at the Gongbei port, the busiest land crossing linking Zhuhai and Macau.

The man in the wheelchair was passing through the “green channel” designed for passengers with no items to declare. Customs officials noticed irregularities in the wheelchair and conducted an inspection.

During the examination, 42 second-hand mobile phones, tightly wrapped in plastic film and concealed within the wheelchair’s battery compartment, were detected.

The suspect was taken into custody while authorities investigate the case.