[MPWG] ARTICLE: Biggest ginseng seizure in Hong Kong history nets HK$47 million of traditional medicine from seagoing smugglers

[Jeanine Davis]

This article doesn't state if the ginseng originated in North America or
elsewhere or if it was cultivated or wild? Does anyone have any more
information about it? American ginseng is cultivated in other  countries.

Jeanine

On Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 8:30 AM De Angelis, Patricia <
patricia_deangelis at fws.gov> wrote:

> (9 May 2020)
>
> Hong Kong authorities have seized 34 tonnes of American ginseng worth
> HK$47 million (US$6 million) and arrested seven people in what is by far
> the biggest-ever bust of its kind in the city.
>
> Full article:
> https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3083655/biggest-ginseng-seizure-hong-kong-history-nets-hk47
>
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