Customs officials in Hong Kong said Thursday they are continuing to investigate a Russian-made MiG-29 fighter plane allegedly being shipped by a Ukrainian firm to a U.S. company.

"We do not have evidence so far indicating that the fighter was being smuggled," a customs official told RIA Novosti.

The official said the plane - missing engines, ammunition, and "some other parts" - was discovered among containers and goods during a routine customs check on board a ship traveling from Ukraine to the United States.

The ship's owners had failed to include the aircraft in a special import license, the official said, and the Hong Kong authorities have impounded it pending completion of an investigation.

I actually have a picture of the smuggled plane from Today's new paper, but I'm too lazy to scan it.

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