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Man caught smuggling 100 live snakes from Hong Kong into Shenzhen

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A man has been caught trying to smuggle more than 100 live snakes into mainland
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by cramming them into his trousers, according to the country’s customs authority.

The unnamed traveller was stopped by customs officers as he sought to slip out of semi-autonomous Hong Kong and into the border city of Shenzhen, China Customs said in a statement on Tuesday.

“Upon inspection, customs officers discovered that the pockets of the trousers the passenger was wearing were packed with six canvas drawstring bags and sealed with tape,” the statement said.

“Once opened, each bag was found to contain living snakes in all kinds of shapes, sizes and colours,” it added.

The statement said officers seized 104 of the reptiles, including milk snakes and corn snakes, many of which were non-native species.

An accompanying video showed two border agents peering into transparent plastic bags filled with squirming red, pink and white snakes.

Is that a snake in your pants, or are you just happy to see me?

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By YANG ZEKUN | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2024-07-12

Chinese police handed over a United States citizen, wanted by Interpol for alleged child sexual abuse crimes in the US, to US authorities at Shanghai Pudong International Airport on Wednesday, China's Ministry of Public Security announced on Thursday.

The act was made in response to a request from US law enforcement agencies, and the suspect was escorted back by the Bureau of Diplomatic Security of the US Department of State, according to the ministry.

This follows successful cooperation between law enforcement agencies of China and the US in June, with the escorting of two fugitives suspected of serious crimes from the US to China.

According to the ministry, in May 2014, the suspect was wanted by US law enforcement for alleged child sexual abuse, and in October 2018, Interpol issued a red notice against him.

In response to the US request, Chinese police conducted a thorough investigation into the fugitive, eventually locating and detaining him according to the law. After the investigation, it was determined that the fugitive did not commit any crimes related to child sexual abuse within China, the ministry said.

An official with the ministry said that based on the consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries at the San Francisco summit in November, the law enforcement agencies of both countries have recently engaged in practical cooperation in areas such as drug control, the repatriation of illegal immigrants, pursuit of fugitives, and combating transnational crimes.

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My deepest condolences to the families and friends of those persons lost in this tragic fire

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These photos taken on July 18, 2024 shows firefighting vehicles at the site of a department store fire in Zigong city, Southwest China's Sichuan province. [Photos/Xinhua]

A total of 16 people have been killed in a fire in the Jiuding Department Store in the Zigong High-Tech Zone in the city of Zigong, Sichuan province.

The fire broke out at 6:11 pm on Wednesday, sending off a large amount of smoke and stranding people inside. According to the Bureau of Ecological Environment and Emergency Management of the Zigong High-Tech Zone, the rescue work at the scene of the fire ended at 3 am on Thursday, with everyone stranded safely rescued.

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A nurse works at a ward of injured people of a department store fire in a hospital in Zigong city, Southwest China's Sichuan province, July 18, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]

The injured have received proper medical treatment. Preliminary investigations suggest that the fire was triggered by construction operations, with further details currently under investigation. Follow-up work is in progress.

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This photo taken on July 18, 2024 shows ambulances at the rescue site of a department store fire in Zigong city, Southwest China's Sichuan province. [Photo/Xinhua]

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Firefighters work at the site of a department store fire in Zigong city, Southwest China's Sichuan province, July 18, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]

The Xinhua News Agency contributed to this story.
 
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