A male traveler who did not declare his luggage was stopped at Futian checkpoint when Huanggang customs officers saw an abnormal X-ray image, according to a “Customs Release” WeChat notice reported by Chinanews.[1][2] Officers searched his shoulder bag and found five transparent zip-lock bags of brown plant material.[1][2] A field test indicated cannabis; the Shenzhen customs forensic centre confirmed tetrahydrocannabinol and identified the material as cannabis with a net weight of 49.73 g.[1][2] Customs said the case was handed to its anti-smuggling department.[1][2] The notices name no arrest, charge or sentence.[1][2]
Huanggang customs seize 49.73 g of cannabis from undeclared traveler at Futian
Huanggang customs seized 49.73 g of cannabis from a male traveler who entered the Futian checkpoint without declaring his bag, according to a customs WeChat notice reported on 26 September 2025. Officers said five sealed bags of brown plant material in his shoulder bag tested positive for cannabis and tetrahydrocannabinol; the case went to anti-smuggling investigators.
🇨🇳 Futian Port, Shenzhen, Guangdong · China
- Cannabis
- 49.73 g
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
- Cannabis
- 49.73 g
- Agency type
- Customs
- Activity
- Smuggling
- Setting
- Land border
Sources
- 中国新闻网chinanews.com.cnZHArchived copy皇岗海关查获大麻49.73克
- HK01global.hk01.comZHArchived copy男子携带49.73克大麻闯关 机检图像异常福田口岸断正
Open questions the AI reported
- The customs notice gives only “recently” (近日) and “that day” (当日) for the interception, not a calendar date; 26 September 2025 is the Chinanews publication date.
- The traveler's name, nationality, origin and any charge or sentence are not reported; customs said the case was transferred to its anti-smuggling branch.
- HK01 republishes the same customs text and handout photos without adding independent facts.
- Photos credited to the customs WeChat account appear on HK01; direct image URLs were not added as media entries because licence for reuse on this site is unclear.
- Coordinates are for the Futian–Huanggang checkpoint area on the Shenzhen side; simplified map polygons do not resolve the exact land boundary at the port.
