Nanjing post customs destroy inbound mail with 25 cannabis seeds in magazines
Jinling Customs at Nanjing's post office seized 25 cannabis seeds on 25 November 2025 in an inbound parcel whose X-ray image was flagged after risk analysis. Seeds were hidden between magazine pages in small bags of three to five each; customs destroyed the mail and cited criminal penalties for carrying non-inactivated drug-plant seeds in larger amounts.
Jinling Customs officers at the Nanjing post office seized 25 cannabis seeds in
the inbound mail channel, Chinanews reported on 25 November 2025 from a
“Customs Release” WeChat notice.[1]
After risk-based screening, one parcel showed an abnormal X-ray image.[1]Officers found loose magazine pages with several transparent bags tucked
between them; each bag held three to five seeds, 25 in total.[1]
Customs destroyed the mail.[1]Chinanews quoted article 352 of China’s
Criminal Law, which can punish trading, transporting, carrying or holding
non-inactivated seeds or seedlings of controlled drug plants such as poppy when
amounts are large enough for criminal charges.[1]
The notice did not give the sender country or any arrest.[1]
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.
