Hong Kong Customs yesterday (June 29) seized about 1 kilogram of suspected methamphetamine with an estimated market value of about $650,000 in Jordan.
During an anti-narcotics operation conducted in Jordan yesterday afternoon, Customs officers intercepted a non-Chinese man and found nine pulleys inside the carton box he carried. Upon examination, the batch of suspected methamphetamine was seized from the false compartments of the pulleys. The man was then arrested.
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 Customs' 24-hour hotline 2545 6182 or its dedicated crime-reporting email account (crimereport@customs.gov.hk).
Ends/Tuesday, June 30, 2020
