Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected heroin (with photo)
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Customs officers intercepted an incoming male passenger at Lo Wu Control Point at noon today and found two slabs of suspected heroin weighing about 750 grams in total in the paper bag carried by him. The 59-year-old man was then arrested.
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.
Ends/Sunday, January 21, 2018
Issued at HKT 21:32
Issued at HKT 21:32
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