Hong Kong: Customs officers have detected two drug trafficking cases at the airport in the past two days and seized about 12 kilograms of suspected dangerous drugs valued at HK$3.1 million. On June 1, officers inspected an incoming parcel declared as baby and children clothes from Uruguay. About 2.3 kilos of suspected cocaine worth about HK$2.45 million were found soaked in some cotton pads concealed in the linings of jackets and blankets inside the parcel. A man was arrested yesterday.
Also arrested last night at the airport was a male passenger from whom officers seized about 9.6 kilos of suspected cannabis resin (Pictured), worth HK$660,000.
The man arrived from Kolkata, India via Bangkok, Thailand.
Customs officers found twelve plastic bottles in the baggage. Cannabis resin had been concealed in the bottles.
The suspects aged 29 and 27 will each be charged with one count of trafficking in a dangerous drug. They will appear at Tsuen Wan Magistrates' Courts tomorrow.
03/06/15 The Standard
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Also arrested last night at the airport was a male passenger from whom officers seized about 9.6 kilos of suspected cannabis resin (Pictured), worth HK$660,000.
The man arrived from Kolkata, India via Bangkok, Thailand.
Customs officers found twelve plastic bottles in the baggage. Cannabis resin had been concealed in the bottles.
The suspects aged 29 and 27 will each be charged with one count of trafficking in a dangerous drug. They will appear at Tsuen Wan Magistrates' Courts tomorrow.
03/06/15 The Standard
