Shenzhen Post Office Customs seized cannabis with a gross weight of 2,103.1 g in transit cargo, according to a “Customs Release” WeChat notice reported by Guangming Online and Southcn.com on 5 September 2025.[1][2] On the day of the check, officers screening transit parcels saw an abnormal X-ray image.[1][2] The parcel held eight boxes of snacks whose weight did not match the packaging; officers judged it might conceal drugs.[1][2] Inside the snack wrappers they found plant material wrapped in multiple layers of plastic.[1][2] A reagent test was positive for tetrahydrocannabinol and laboratory analysis confirmed THC in the plants.[1][2] Customs said the case was transferred to its anti-smuggling branch.[1][2]
Shenzhen post customs seize 2.1 kg of cannabis hidden in snack boxes
Shenzhen Post Office Customs seized cannabis with a gross weight of 2,103.1 g in transit mail, according to a customs WeChat notice reported on 5 September 2025. Officers said eight snack boxes were heavier than their labels suggested; inside they found layered plastic-wrapped plant material that tested positive for tetrahydrocannabinol, and the case went to anti-smuggling investigators.
🇨🇳 Shenzhen, Guangdong · China
- Cannabis
- 2.1031 kg
- Cannabis
- Herbal cannabis
- Case stage
- Under investigation
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
- Cannabis
- 2.1031 kg
- Agency type
- Customs
- Cannabis
- Herbal cannabis (2.1031 kg)
- Activity
- Smuggling
- Setting
- Mail or parcel
- Case stage
- Under investigation
Sources
- 光明网m.gmw.cnZH深圳邮局海关查获大麻 毛重2103.1克
- 南方网news.southcn.comZHArchived copy入境零食竟藏大麻，处罚！
Open questions the AI reported
- The customs notice gives only “recently” (近日) and “that day” (当日) for the seizure, not a calendar date; 5 September 2025 is the publication date of the republished notice.
- Gross weight is 2,103.1 g; net cannabis weight after laboratory analysis is not stated separately.
- No sender, recipient, route or arrest is reported; customs said the case was transferred to anti-smuggling investigators.
- Southcn.com carries the same customs WeChat text; its headline mentions punishment but the body does not describe any sentence or charge.
- A photo credited to the customs WeChat account appears on Southcn but its direct image URL could not be extracted from the republished HTML.
