US, HK bust huge operation smuggling China-made clothes

Los Angeles

UNITED States and Hong Kong authorities have smashed a massive operation smuggling Chinese-made clothing, believed to be the largest such find ever uncovered on the US West Coast.

The elaborate scheme involved more than US$600 million worth of Chinese-made apparel being illegally imported into the US under the pretence that the merchandise was destined for companies in Mexico, when in fact it was delivered to buyers thr…