Hong Kong Customs yesterday (August 30) seized about 1 kilogram of suspected crack cocaine and about 350 grams of suspected cocaine with a total estimated market value of about $1.6 million in Ngau Tau Kok.
During an anti-narcotics operation in Ngau Tau Kok yesterday evening, Customs officers intercepted a man and found about 600 grams of suspected crack cocaine inside a plastic bag carried by him. The 31-year-old man was then arrested.
After follow-up investigation, Customs officers escorted the arrested person to a residential unit nearby where about 400 grams of suspected crack cocaine and about 350 grams of suspected cocaine, as well as a batch of drug manufacturing and packaging paraphernalia were seized.
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 the Customs 24-hour hotline 2545 6182 or its dedicated crime-reporting email account (crimereport@customs.gov.hk).
Ends/Friday, August 31, 2018
