Hong Kong Customs yesterday (February 17) seized about 1.5 kilograms of suspected methamphetamine with an estimated market value of about $670,000 at Hong Kong International Airport.
A female passenger arrived in Hong Kong from Nigeria via Ethiopia yesterday afternoon. Upon examination of her check-in suitcase, Customs officers found the suspected methamphetamine inside the false compartment of the suitcase. The woman was then arrested.
The arrested woman, aged 31, has been charged with one count of trafficking in a dangerous drug. She will appear at Kowloon City Magistrates' Courts tomorrow (February 19).
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, February 18, 2018
