Guangzhou customs seize 68 cannabis seeds hidden in inbound T-shirt mail
Guangzhou customs seized 68 cannabis seeds on 11 November 2025 in an inbound postal parcel declared as a men's cotton T-shirt. Officers said X-ray screening was abnormal; inside they found seeds in sealed bags and plastic tubes wrapped in the shirt, and testing confirmed they were cannabis seeds.
Guangzhou Customs seized 68 cannabis seeds in the inbound mail channel,
according to a “Customs Release” WeChat notice reported by Chinanews.[1]Guangzhou Post Office Customs officers were screening incoming mail when an
item declared as a men’s cotton T-shirt showed an unusual X-ray image.[1]
Inside they found a white shirt wrapping sealed bags and plastic tubes holding
68 plant seeds.[1]Technical testing confirmed all 68 were cannabis seeds.[1]Customs cited article 352 of China’s Criminal Law, which criminalises trading,
transporting, carrying or holding non-inactivated seeds or seedlings of
controlled drug plants such as poppy in larger amounts, with up to three years’
imprisonment, detention, surveillance or fines.[2]
Case data
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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.
