​Hong Kong Customs detected a dangerous drugs case yesterday (June 8) and seized a total of about 10 kilograms of suspected ketamine, with an estimated market value of about $3.8 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 a parcel from the Chinese Mainland yesterday, declared as a gift, and discovered the batch of suspected ketamine concealed inside the parcel. Upon follow-up investigations, Customs officers conducted a controlled delivery operation and arrested a 43-year-old local man in Tsing Yi on the same day.

     The arrested person has been charged with one count of trafficking in a dangerous drug. The case will be brought up at the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts tomorrow (June 10).

     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, June 9, 2026
Issued at HKT 16:20

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