60 Arrested in Smuggling Crackdown in Hong Kong
<i> Reuters</i>
HONG KONG —
Police seized goods worth $90,000 from 16 fishing boats they believe were bound for China and arrested 60 people on suspicion of smuggling, a government spokesman said Friday.
Police also confiscated 120 television sets, 75 motorcycles, two taxis and many electrical appliances found during a search of the vessels late Thursday.
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