Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected dangerous drugs worth about $2.5 million (with photo)
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In the morning yesterday, Customs officers in Yuen Long intercepted a 35-year-old man and found a batch of suspected cannabis buds, gummy candies containing suspected THC and vapes containing suspected THC inside a recycle bag carried by him. The man was then arrested.
Customs officers later escorted the man to his rented residential flat in Yuen Long for a search and further seized a batch of suspected cannabis buds, gummy candies and vapes containing suspected THC and a batch of drug packaging paraphernalia.
The arrested man, who claimed to be unemployed, has been charged with two counts of trafficking in a dangerous drug. The case will be brought up at the Fanling Magistrate's Court tomorrow (November 9).
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 182 8080 or its dedicated crime-reporting email account (crimereport@customs.gov.hk) or online form (eform.cefs.gov.hk/form/ced002).
Ends/Friday, November 8, 2024
Issued at HKT 16:42
Issued at HKT 16:42
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