date:May 16, 2016
their owners Tuesday night. The remaining crate was picked up early Wednesday morning.
Kao said that the crates were collected despite customs officials receiving calls from the Agriculture and Food Agency telling them not to release the garlic until negotiations among involved parties had concluded.
Customs workers' hands are tied in such cases, he said, as they can only appeal to traders through moral suasion not to import foreign goods that are not officially barred. Blocking them could