Hong Kong Customs detects dangerous drugs case and seizes suspected drugs worth about $2.3 million (with photo)

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     Hong Kong Customs detected a dangerous drugs case yesterday (April 27), and seized a total of about 3 kilograms of suspected cocaine, with an estimated market value of about $2.3 million. One person suspected to be connected with the case was arrested.

     Hong Kong Customs and Mainland departments on narcotics control and anti-smuggling carried out an intelligence exchange, and intercepted two parcels from the Chinese Mainland on April 25, declared as books and clothing, and discovered the batch of suspected cocaine concealed inside the false compartments of a suitcase in one of the parcels. Upon follow-up investigations, Customs officers conducted a controlled delivery operation and arrested a 41-year-old non-local woman in Mong Kok yesterday.

     The arrested person has been charged with one count of trafficking in a dangerous drug. The case will be brought up at the Kowloon City Magistrates' Courts tomorrow (April 29).

     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/Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Issued at HKT 15:10

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Hong Kong Customs detected a dangerous drugs case yesterday (April 27), and seized a total of about 3 kilograms of suspected cocaine, with an estimated market value of about $2.3 million. One person suspected to be connected with the case was arrested. Photo shows the suspected cocaine seized.