An auctioneer calls for bids during an auction where vehicles confiscated by the Chinese Customs is put on sale in Beijing, China, Sunday, Nov 28, 2004.

One of 18 vehicles auctioned by the Chinese Customs was the Mercedes Benz confiscated from a company owned by fugitive smuggling suspect Lai Changxing. It was sold for RMB 12.5 million or US$151,000.