Hong Kong Customs seizes three kilogrammes of suspected methamphetamine at Lo Wu Control Point (with photo)
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     Hong Kong Customs seized about three kilogrammes of suspected methamphetamine at Lo Wu Control Point yesterday (December 20) and arrested an 18-year-old incoming female passenger. The market value of the drug was about $1.2 million.

     Customs officers intercepted an incoming passenger at Lo Wu Control Point yesterday afternoon and found the drug contained in plastic bags placed in her hand-carry bag.

     The arrested woman, who claimed to be unemployed, was charged with trafficking in a dangerous drug. She will appear at the Fanling Magistrates' Courts tomorrow (December 22).

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

Ends/Sunday, December 21, 2014
Issued at HKT 14:50

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