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Customs officers of theDrug Investigation Bureau today (December 5) seized 1.5 kilogrammes of ketamine with an estimated retail value of $192,000 in an anti-narcotics operation in Fanling.
About 1.15pm, Customs officers intercepted a 45-year-old man acting suspiciously in Pak Wo Road, Fanling. After searching, Customs found 1.5 kilogrammes of ketamine in his possession.
The arrested man will be charged with trafficking in a dangerous drug under the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance. He will appear at Sha Tin Magistrates’ Courts tomorrow (December 6).
Under the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, drug trafficking is a serious offence. The maximum penalty is up to life imprisonment and a fine of $5 million.
Ends/Friday, December 5, 2008
Issued at HKT 21:03
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