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Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected methamphetamine (with photo)

10 Nov 2018

Hong Kong Customs seized about 3.6 kilograms of suspected methamphetamine with an estimated market value of about $1.7 million at Hong Kong International Airport on November 8.

Customs officers inspected an air mail parcel from Laos on November 8 and found the batch of suspected methamphetamine concealed in six books.

After follow-up investigation, Customs officers yesterday (November 9) arrested a woman suspected to be in connection with the case in Wong Tai Sin.

The arrested woman, aged 40, has been charged with one count of trafficking in a dangerous drug. She will appear at West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts on November 12.

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/Saturday, November 10, 2018

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