Press Release
Customs seizes 3kg of ketamine in Aberdeen and Sheung Wan (with photo)
Hong Kong Customs yesterday (March 4) seized about three kilogrammes of ketamine and arrested two suspects in an anti-narcotics operation on Hong Kong Island. The market value of the seizure was about $360,000.
Customs officers yesterday afternoon intercepted a 15-year-old boy in Aberdeen and found about two kilogrammes of ketamine in eight boxes placed inside his backpack. In the evening, the officers stopped and searched a 50-year-old man in Sheung Wan and found about one kilogramme of ketamine inside his backpack.
The two arrestees were charged with trafficking in a dangerous drug and will appear at Eastern Magistrates' Courts tomorrow (March 6).
Under the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, drug trafficking is a serious offence. The maximum penalty is life imprisonment and a fine of $5 million.
Ends/Wednesday, March 5 2014
