Pakistani authorities have foiled an attempt to smuggle centuries-old and gold-plated statues of Buddha to Japan, officials said on Saturday.
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New Zealand Customs officers have arrested three young foreign nationals after finding illegal drugs with a street value of 5 million NZ dollars (3.56 million U.S. dollars) in false-bottomed suitcases at Auckland Airport.
A nationwide collapse of the US customs service computer system left thousands of passengers lined up at airports awaiting clearance to officially enter the country, the authorities and US media said.
Illegal drugs valued at 1.5 million NZ dollars (957,000 U.S. dollars) were found hidden inside two neck pillows carried by a man travelling from Hong Kong to Wellington, New Zealand Customs officers said Wednesday.
The Philippine government has adopted "systemic reforms" to combat rampant smuggling in the country, a senior government official said here Tuesday.
A Dutch national and an Australian have been charged with smuggling cocaine valued at 600, 000 NZ dollars (500,167 U.S. dollars) hidden in a travel pillow, New Zealand Customs officials announced Wednesday.
A 47-year-old Taiwan woman was arrested at Auckland International Airport late Monday after Customs officers found about 900 grams of crystal methamphetamine hidden in two suitcases, the New Zealand Customs Service announced Tuesday.