Silver granules Photo: WeChat account of the General Administration of Customs

The Wenjindu Customs in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong Province recently seized a man who smuggled 1.65 kilograms of silver granules by hiding them in an extra diaper while entering the country, according to China's General Administration of Customs (GAC) on Tuesday.

According to an article released by the GAC on its WeChat official account, when customs officers were inspecting passengers at the entry hall of the travel inspection channel, they spotted a male passenger entering through the non-declaration channel who was walking unnaturally. The customs officers stopped and examined the man immediately.

Further inspection revealed that the man was wearing an extra diaper, in which a batch of suspected silver granules weighing a total of 1.65 kilogram was concealed, per the article.

After questioning, the passenger admitted that he was carrying the silver granules into China on behalf of others in exchange for a "handling fee." Later, the Shenzhen Customs industrial products testing center identified the items as pure silver with a silver content of 99.99 percent, said the GAC.

Another recent case of smuggling silver granules occurred in Gongbei in Guangdong Province. According to the official website of Gongbei Customs on Wednesday, at around 10 am on March 26, customs officers detected an abnormal image during the machine inspection of a cross-border passenger vehicle, which carried Guangdong-Macao dual-license plates, at the entry channel of Hengqin port. 

Upon further check, officers found 60 packs of hidden silver granules, totaling 60 kilograms, in the space below the central control host of the vehicle.

In accordance with relevant regulations, carrying dutiable goods into China by means of concealment to evade customs supervision constitutes smuggling. If the circumstances are serious enough to constitute a crime, criminal liability shall be pursued in accordance with the law, the Gongbei Customs said.

Global Times