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Hong Kong woman arrested for smuggling 7 animals at border checkpoint

Hong Kong customs has arrested a woman on suspicion of illegally importing seven animals worth around HK$4,300 (HK$549) including a sugar glider and a chinchilla, into the city. A spokesman for the Customs and Excise Department said on Sunday that officers intercepted a 46-year-old passenger at the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line checkpoint the day before, seizing the animals from paper bags she carried. โ€œCustoms reminds the public that importing animals into Hong Kong without a valid permit is an...