Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected dangerous drugs worth about $1.4 million (with photo)
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During an anti-narcotics operation conducted in Sham Shui Po yesterday afternoon, Customs intercepted a suspicious man. Customs officers later escorted him to nearby residential premises for a search and seized about 1.4kg of suspected cocaine, 500g of suspected ketamine, 15g of suspected crack cocaine and a batch of suspected drug packaging paraphernalia. He was then arrested.
The arrestee has been charged with one count of trafficking in a dangerous drug and will appear at the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts tomorrow (July 4).
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 Customs' 24-hour hotline 182 8080 or its dedicated crime-reporting email account (crimereport@customs.gov.hk) or online form (eform.cefs.gov.hk/form/ced002).
Ends/Thursday, July 3, 2025
Issued at HKT 16:22
Issued at HKT 16:22
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