Guangzhou Baiyun customs seize 3.98 kg of cannabis hidden in instant-coffee bags
Guangzhou Baiyun Airport customs seized 3,975.22 g of cannabis in a transit consignment declared as bedside tables and makeup racks. X-ray screening was abnormal; officers found 16 bags labeled as instant coffee containing vacuum-packed green plant fragments that tested positive and were confirmed as cannabis by a technical lab.
🇨🇳 Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, Guangdong · China
Guangzhou customs at Baiyun International Airport seized3,975.22 g of
cannabis in the transit cargo channel, according to a “Customs Release” WeChat
notice reported by Southern Plus on 18 October 2025.[1]
Officers screened a consignment declared as “bedside tables, makeup racks and
similar items” and saw an abnormal machine image.[1][2]They opened it and
found 16 bags labeled as instant coffee; inside each bag was vacuum-packed green
plant fragments.[1][2]Rapid field tests were THC-positive and a technical
laboratory confirmed the material as cannabis at 3,975.22 g.[1]A later
Chinanews report on the same seizure quoted an officer saying the bags smelled
strongly when opened and gave a rounded total of 3,975 g.[2]
Both outlets repeated customs reminders that smuggling or trafficking drugs,
including cannabis, triggers criminal liability regardless of quantity.[1][2]Neither named an arrest or destination.[1][2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Customs said the seizure happened “recently” (近日) before the October 2025 Southern Plus report; the exact inspection date is not given.
Chinanews on 3 December 2025 republished the case with an interview quote and rounded the weight to 3,975 g; Southern Plus cites 3,975.22 g from the customs WeChat notice.
No suspect, shipper country or referral outcome beyond criminal-law reminders appears in the sources opened.
The December Chinanews package also describes a separate inbound-mail cannabis-seed case that is recorded in another report.
Luohu Customs intercepted a woman in white and two companions entering without declaration and found one half-burned homemade cannabis cigarette in a candy box in her backpack. The cigarette was confirmed as cannabis weighing 0.32 grams net, and the case was transferred to the customs anti-smuggling department.
Customs officers at Zhuhai's Jiuzhou Port passenger terminal stopped a traveler on the evening of 24 October 2026 and found five sealed cannabis cigarettes, 1.87 g net, in his trouser pocket. The case went to the anti-smuggling department; the traveler's name, nationality and any charge were not published.
Customs officers at Gongbei Port found a packet of THC-positive gummies in a traveler's suitcase. The packet weighed 10.11 g net, and the case was referred to prosecutors for review.
Customs officers in Shenzhen found THC-positive oil in a transfer parcel. The bottle and liquid weighed 1,153.1 g gross, and the case went to customs anti-smuggling investigators.
