Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected cannabis buds (with photo)

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     Hong Kong Customs seized about 2.2 kilograms of suspected cannabis buds at Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point today (September 14). The market value was about $720,000.

     This morning Customs officers intercepted an incoming male passenger at Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point and found about 2.2kg of suspected cannabis buds in a rucksack he carried.

     The arrested man, aged 34 and claiming to be a logistics worker, was charged with trafficking in a dangerous drug. He will appear at the Fanling Magistrates' Courts tomorrow (September 15).

     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, September 14, 2016
Issued at HKT 18:50

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Hong Kong Customs seized about 2.2 kilograms of suspected cannabis buds at Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point today (September 14).