​Hong Kong Customs on May 7 detected a drug trafficking case involving an incoming air parcel at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) and seized about 11 kilograms of suspected ketamine, with an estimated market value of about $4.3 million.
      
     Customs on May 7 inspected an air parcel, declared as a chessboard and arriving in Hong Kong from France, at HKIA. Upon inspection, Customs officers found the batch of suspected ketamine in the parcel. After follow-up investigations, Customs officers conducted a controlled delivery operation today (May 13) and arrested a 19-year-old man in Wong Tai Sin.
      
     The arrested man 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 (May 14).
      
     Customs will continue to step up enforcement against drug trafficking activities through intelligence analysis. The department also reminds members of the public to stay alert and not to participate in drug trafficking activities for monetary return. They must not accept hiring or delegation from another party to carry controlled items into and out of Hong Kong. They are also reminded not to carry unknown items for other people, nor to release their personal data or home address to others for receiving parcels or goods.
      
     Customs will continue to apply a risk assessment approach and focus on selecting passengers from high-risk regions for clearance to combat transnational drug trafficking activities.
      
     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/Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Issued at HKT 22:15

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