Hong Kong Customs today (October 2) seized about one kilogram of suspected heroin at Shenzhen Bay Control Point and arrested one man. The market value of the drugs was about $830,000.

     Customs officers at Shenzhen Bay Control Point intercepted an incoming passenger onboard a cross boundary vehicle this morning. They found about one kilogram of suspected heroin inside his recycle bag and arrested the 59-year-old man.

     The arrested man claimed to be unemployed. The case is still under investigation.

     Under the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, trafficking in a dangerous drug is a serious offence. The maximum penalty is life imprisonment and a fine of $5 million.

Ends/Sunday, October 2, 2016
Issued at HKT 22:18

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