Customs officers yesterday foiled a smuggling attempt at Lok Ma Chau Control Point and seized $620,000 worth of computer central processing units and hard disks.

At about 11.45pm, the officers stopped an outgoing lorry declared to be empty.

After a thorough examination, the officers found 237 central processing units and 648 hard disks, worth a total of $620,000, inside a false compartment on the underside of the vehicle.

The 49-year-old driver was arrested.

Under the Import & Export Ordinance, the maximum penalty for importing unmanifested cargo is a fine of $2 million and seven years' imprisonment.

The maximum penalty for altering a vehicle for the purpose of smuggling is a fine of $2 million and seven years' imprisonment. The vehicle involved is liable to forfeiture.