Hong Kong Customs seizes 710 grammes of suspected Methamphetamine at Lo Wu Control Point (with photo)

Hong Kong Customs seizes 710 grammes of suspected Methamphetamine at Lo Wu Control Point (with photo)
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     Hong Kong Customs seized about 710 grammes of suspected methamphetamine at Lo Wu Control Point yesterday (June 5) with the arrest of a 29-year-old man.  The market value of the drug was about $280,000.

     Customs officers intercepted an incoming passenger at Lo Wu Control Point for inspection yesterday morning and found the drugs concealed inside a pressure cooker carried by him.

     The arrested man, claimed to be unemployed, was charged with trafficking in a dangerous drug.

     Under the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, drug trafficking is a serious offence.  The maximum penalty is life imprisonment and a fine of $5 million.

Ends/Saturday, June 6, 2015
Issued at HKT 17:11

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