Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected methamphetamine (with photo)
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Customs officers inspected an air parcel from Malaysia on November 29 and found the batch of suspected methamphetamine concealed inside 26 slabs of chocolate in the parcel.
After follow-up investigation, Customs officers yesterday (December 5) arrested a man suspected to be in connection with the case in Sham Shui Po.
The arrested man, aged 17, has been charged with one count of trafficking in a dangerous drug. He will appear at West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts tomorrow (December 7).
Under the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, trafficking in a dangerous drug is a serious offence. The maximum penalty upon conviction is a fine of $5 million and life imprisonment.
Members of the public may report any suspected drug trafficking activities to the Customs 24-hour hotline 2545 6182 or its dedicated crime-reporting email account (crimereport@customs.gov.hk).
Ends/Thursday, December 6, 2018
Issued at HKT 20:20
Issued at HKT 20:20
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