GUANGZHOU -- A growing outbreak of the omicron coronavirus variant has brought renewed attention to smugglers who carry goods and, increasingly, people between Hong Kong and mainland China.
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Chinese authorities have seized these boats that were used to smuggle goods and people from Hong Kong to the mainland. (Photo by Yusuke Hinata)
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