Hong Kong Customs yesterday (January 29) raided a suspected drug storage centre in Shau Kei Wan and seized about 4.6 kilograms of suspected ketamine with a total estimated market value of about $1.6 million. A 35-year-old man was arrested.
      
     During an anti-narcotics operation conducted in Shau Kei Wan yesterday evening, Customs officers intercepted a suspicious man and seized about 1.1kg of suspected ketamine in a recycle bag carried by him. The man was subsequently arrested. Customs officers later escorted him to a mini-storage nearby for a search and further seized about 3.5kg of suspected ketamine.
      
     The arrestee, who claimed to be a renovation worker, has been charged with two counts of trafficking in a dangerous drug, and will appear at the Eastern Magistrates' Courts tomorrow (January 31).
      
     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/Friday, January 30, 2026
Issued at HKT 17:25

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