Hong Kong Customs yesterday (November 3) seized about 1 kilogram of suspected cocaine with an estimated market value of $900,000 at Hong Kong International Airport.
Customs officers yesterday inspected an express parcel from Peru to Hong Kong and seized the batch of suspected cocaine from the false bottom of a styrofoam box containing with ceramic figures.
After investigation, Customs officers yesterday arrested a 30-year-old man suspected to be related to the case in Tseung Kwan O. 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/Saturday, November 4, 2017
