Guangzhou airport customs seize 47.5 kg of cannabis hidden in memory-foam pillows
Guangzhou Baiyun airport customs seized 47.52264 kg of cannabis from a transit express parcel declared as low-allergy memory-foam pillows. Officers said 48 opened pillows contained foil- or plastic-wrapped green plant material that tested as cannabis; the case was handled under customs drug-enforcement rules with no arrests named.
🇨🇳 Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, Guangdong · China
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport customs seized47.52264 kg of cannabis
from a transit express shipment, according to a Guangzhou Customs notice
reposted by Beijing Daily and Sina on 10 June 2026.[1][2]The parcel was
declared as low-allergy memory-foam pillows.[1][2]
Officers said an X-ray image looked abnormal, so they opened the shipment and
found many identical pillows, 48 of them with opened seams hiding green plant
material in plastic or foil with a strong smell.[1][2]Laboratory testing
confirmed cannabis weighing 47.52264 kg.[1][2]Customs reminded the public
that smuggling or trafficking drugs is a criminal offence in China regardless of
quantity.[1][2]
The notices did not name any suspect or say whether the parcel was referred to
criminal investigation.[1][2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
The customs release gives only “recently” (近日) for the interception, not a calendar date; 10 June 2026 is the publication date on the Beijing Daily and Sina reposts of the customs notice.
No sender, route, recipient or arrest is named in the text opened.
Beijing Daily attributes the text to “海关发布”; no separate Guangzhou Customs web page could be opened here.
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