Hong Kong Customs yesterday (January 2) seized about 4 kilograms of suspected dangerous drugs with a total estimated market value of about $3.7 million in Yuen Long. A 31-year-old man was arrested.
During an anti-narcotics operation conducted in Yuen Long last night, Customs officers intercepted a suspicious man. Customs officers later escorted him to a residential unit nearby for a search and seized about 3.2kg of suspected cocaine, 800 grams of suspected crack cocaine and a batch of suspected drug manufacturing and packaging paraphernalia. The 31-year-old man was subsequently arrested.
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 182 8080 or its dedicated crime-reporting email account (crimereport@customs.gov.hk) or online form (eform.cefs.gov.hk/form/ced002).
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