Hong Kong Customs officers has mounted a large-scale operation against manufacturing, distribution and retailing of pirated optical discs (PODs) in Mong Kok and Yuen Long, with the total POD seizure value of 1.04 million HK dollars (134,193 US dollars).

According to a government press release on Friday, Customs officers raided a POD replicating center, two storage centers and six POD outlets, seizing about 40,000 PODs.

Three men and four women, aged between 21 and 46, were arrested. They included a 39-year-old woman, believed to be the syndicate mastermind.

During the operation, a syndicate believed to have been involved in PODs peddling activities from manufacturing to retailing in Yuen Long was smashed.

A spokesman for Customs and Excise stressed that the department would continue its effort in clamping down on piracy activities, including rooting out piracy syndicates.

Source: Xinhua