Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected dangerous drugs worth about $1.4 million (with photo)
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During an anti-narcotics operation conducted in the vicinity of Cheung Sha Wan this afternoon, Customs officers intercepted two 24-year-old men and found about 1.2kg of suspected cocaine inside a plastic bag carried by one of them. The duo were then arrested. Customs officers later escorted the two men to their co-rented residential flat nearby for a search, and further seized about 75g of suspected crack cocaine, about 25g of suspected cannabis buds, about 10g of suspected ketamine and a batch of drug packaging paraphernalia therein.
An investigation is ongoing.
Under the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, trafficking in a dangerous drug is a serious offence. The maximum penalty upon conviction is a fine of $5 million and life imprisonment.
Members of the public may report any suspected drug trafficking activities to Customs' 24-hour hotline 2545 6182 or its dedicated crime-reporting email account (crimereport@customs.gov.hk) or online form (eform.cefs.gov.hk/form/ced002/).
Ends/Monday, July 31, 2023
Issued at HKT 21:58
Issued at HKT 21:58
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