Hong Kong Customs seized about 267 kilograms of Juicy Wrap containing suspected tetrahydro-cannabinol (THC) with an estimated market value of about $1.5 million at a container yard in Yuen Long on November 5.
Through risk assessment, Customs officers inspected a transshipment seaborne consignment from the Philippines to Canada via Hong Kong on November 5 and found the batch of Juicy Wrap containing suspected THC in 153 carton boxes.
Investigation is ongoing.
THC is a dangerous drug controlled under the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance. Under the 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, November 9, 2018
