Suspect in connection with a manufacturing and trafficking in dangerous drugs case returned to Hong Kong
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A local male, aged 39, was in suspected connection with a manufacturing and trafficking in dangerous drugs case happened in December 2008, in which a fire broke out in his residential unit in Tin Shui Wai and Police later seized about 600g of cocaine and crack cocaine, and equipment suspected for manufacturing dangerous drugs in the flat. The man fled to the Mainland after the case.
With the information of the suspect, Police sought the assistance of the Ministry of Public Security. The suspect, who absconded for over nine years, was subsequently arrested in the Mainland.
Hong Kong Police were grateful for the invaluable assistance rendered by the Ministry of Public Security, Zhejiang Provincial Public Security Department, Guangdong Provincial Public Security Department and Shenzhen Public Security Bureau, which resulted in the arrest of the suspect. The arrest of the suspect in the Mainland demonstrated the determination of the Police of the two places to combat crime jointly and uphold the rule of law.
Active investigation by District Crime Squad of Yuen Long District is underway.
Ends/Wednesday, July 18, 2018
Issued at HKT 18:31
Issued at HKT 18:31
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