3 arrested over links to money laundering, untaxed cigarettes syndicate

Hong Kong customs officers have arrested three people in a months-long operation against a money laundering and illicit goods syndicate that led to the discovery of about 2.2 million untaxed cigarettes and HK$11.3 million (US$1.4 million) in alleged criminal proceeds. The Customs and Excise Department said on Wednesday that officers raided five residential flats a day earlier, arresting two men, a