Since the middle of January, the Guangdong customs office has seized more than 100 shipments destined for Hong Kong and 60 shipments set for Macao, all suspected of infringing on IP rights. The cache was a result of the first cooperative campaign among customs offices in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao specially targeting counterfeits and piracy.

The three agencies mounted a joint law enforcement operation at busy border ports in January and February.

Guangdong customs also uncovered two foreigners who attempted to bring more than 6,000 counterfeit cellphones across the border, while Hong Kong detained four suspects with 20,000 fake cellphones and components, and Macao seized 120 tins of fake branded ginseng.

The next move will focus on cross-border illegal Internet trade deals, according to sources briefed on the campaign.

(Source: China Daily)