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MERILÄ LAB
Media Coverage

HKU and Hong Kong Police Force Collaborate to Dismantle Illegal Agarwood Trafficking Gang
Between 2023 to 2024, a team of researchers from the Merilä Lab collaborated with the Hong Kong Police in a case involving illegal harvesting of the vulnerable and protected incense trees (Aquilaria sinensis) on Lamma Island. Leveraging Merilä Lab's cutting-edge biological identification techniques, the Police were able to positively confirm links between the suspects and the criminal activities, resulting in the sentencing of 10 criminals with sentencing ranging from 30 to 50 months in prison. This case is also extensively reported in the local news media.
TVB News on Dec 4, 2024
(Hong Kong)
HK01 article on Nov 8, 2024
(Hong Kong)
TOPick Hong Kong Economic Times article on Dec 4, 2024 (Hong Kong)
Mirage.News article on Dec 4, 2024 (Australia)
am730 article on Dec 4, 2024
(Hong Kong)
Channel C HK article on Dec 4, 2024
(Hong Kong)
Wen Wei Po article on Dec 4, 2024 (Hong Kong)
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