Police investigate death of port customs official

Police in Shangdong province are looking into the death from unnatural causes of the deputy commissioner of customs at Qingdao port, which is under investigation over an alleged commodity financing fraud, Xinhua News Agency reported on Thursday.

Xinhua said Bian Peiquan died on Aug 5, but it gave no further details.

Officials at Qingdao customs did not respond to telephone and fax requests for more information. Qingdao police declined to comment, saying only that the investigation was continuing.