Hong Kong Customs seized 1.5 kilograms of suspected cannabis buds at Hong Kong International Airport on January 18 with an estimated market value of about $210,000.
On January 18, Customs officers examined an air consignment from Canada which was declared as protein isolate, and uncovered the suspected cannabis buds concealed inside a plastic bottle. After investigation, Customs officers arrested a 29-year-old man suspected to be in connection with the case in Sau Mau Ping yesterday (January 19). 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/Friday, January 20, 2017
