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Hong Kong Customs cracked a case of drug trafficking by means of internal concealment at the Hong Kong International Airport on April 20 and seized approximately 1,470 grammes of liquid-form cocaine with street value of about $1.65 million. A foreign man aged 43 was arrested.
The man arrived from Bogota, Colombia. Customs officers at the Airport intercepted him for baggage examination and personal search. He was escorted to hospital for medical check-up and confirmed by doctor to have foreign objects concealed in his body cavity. Subsequently he egested the cocaine seizure. He was charged with one count of trafficking in a dangerous drug and will appear at the Tsuen Wan Magistrates' Court tomorrow (April 25).
Under the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, drug trafficking is a serious offence. The maximum penalty is life imprisonment and a fine of $5 million.
Ends/Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Issued at HKT 21:02
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