Hong Kong Marine Police said on Sunday that a large quantity of computer hard disks worth about 2 million HK dollars (256,410 US dollars) was seized in an anti-smuggling operation in Sai Kung on July 12.

At about 9:45 p.m. on Saturday local time , officers of Marine Outer Waters District and Marine East Division of Hong Kong spotted people unloading goods from a light goods vehicle onto twospeedboats outside No. 99 A Nam Wai Road. When police officers swooped, all people boarded the speedboats and sped away.

Police seized the light goods vehicle and a total of 96 boxes of computer hard disks worth about two million HK dollars.

The case will be handed over to the Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department for further action.

(Xinhua News Agency July 14, 2008)