2 women arrested at Hong Kong border after dog, endangered birds found in bags

Two women were arrested at Hong Kong’s Lo Wu and Lok Ma Chau checkpoints for allegedly smuggling a dog and endangered birds concealed in their bags. Customs officers intercepted a 57-year-old mainland Chinese woman at Lo Wu with a dog valued at HK$3,000 and another woman at Lok Ma Chau with two endangered birds worth HK$5,000.