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Customs officers yesterday (June 14) seized 2.6 kilogrammes of heroin with an estimated local retail value of $1.3 million from a woman at the Hong Kong International Airport.
About 12.45pm yesterday, Customs officers intercepted a 28-year-old Filipina, who had arrived in Hong Kong from Pakistan via Thailand. They seized 2.6 kilogrammes of heroin from her rucksack during a baggage inspection.
The woman will be charged with one count of ¡°trafficking in a dangerous drug¡± and will appear in Tsuen Wan Magistrates¡¯ Courts tomorrow (June 16).
Under the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, drug trafficking is a serious offence and the maximum penalty is life imprisonment and a fine of $5 million.
Ends/Thursday, June 15, 2006
Issued at HKT 16:54
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