Press Release
Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected methamphetamine at Lok Ma Chau Control Point (with photo)
Hong Kong Customs yesterday (March 5) seized about 10 kilogrammes of suspected methamphetamine at Lok Ma Chau Control Point. The market value of the drugs seized was about $4 million
Customs officers intercepted an incoming private car at Lok Ma Chau Control Point yesterday afternoon and found the suspected drugs in a handbag inside the car. The male driver and a male passenger were arrested at the scene. Upon follow-up investigation, Customs officers arrested another man suspected to be involved in the case in Kwun Tong.
The three men, aged 44, 48 and 58 who claimed to be unemployed, a driver, and a worker respectively, were arrested for suspected drug trafficking in a dangerous drug. The case is still under investigation.
Under the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, drug trafficking is a serious offence. The maximum penalty is life imprisonment and a fine of $5 million.
Ends/Friday, March 6, 2015