Hong Kong Customs today (August 17) seized 10 000 tablets of suspected Nimetazepam (Erimin 5) in Lo Wu Control Point. The total market value of the drugs was about $460,000.

     Customs officers intercepted an incoming male passenger at Lo Wu Control Point this afternoon. A total of 10 000 tablets of suspected Nimetazepam were found containing in a recycle bag carried by that passenger. The 20-year-old male passenger was arrested.

     The arrested man will be charged with trafficking in a dangerous drug and appear at the Fanling Magistrates’ Courts tomorrow (August 18).

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

Ends/Wednesday, August 17, 2016
Issued at HKT 22:46

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