THE Wenzhou Customs Office in East China’s Zhejiang Province Wednesday discovered 405.5 tons of scrap electronic products, or electronic garbage, that originated in the United States.

　　Customs sources said nobody had claimed 22x40-foot containers long after their arrival. After examining the shipping bills, customs officials thought something was wrong.

　　They opened the containers and found only scrap computer monitors, keyboards, copiers and color TV sets which are banned imports.

　　“As the address and telephone number on the shipping bills are fake, we believe this is most likely a deliberate move to transfer electronic garbage,” said a customs official. He said the customs was determined to repatriate the waste goods in line with the law. The customs office is making further investigations.

　　Unwilling to invest in garbage disposal, some developed countries are seeking to transfer their waste to developing countries. (Xinhua)