Hong Kong Customs yesterday (June 24) seized about 22 kilograms of suspected ketamine with an estimated market value of about $8.4 million in Tsuen Wan. A 31-year-old man suspected to be connected with the case was arrested.

     Through intelligence analysis and a detailed investigation, Customs targeted a man who was suspected of controlling a drug distribution centre in Tsuen Wan, and arrested him at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Port last night. Customs officers escorted the man to a residential flat in Tsuen Wan for a search and found the batch of suspected ketamine and a batch of drug packaging paraphernalia.

     The arrestee has been charged with one count of trafficking in a dangerous drug and will appear at the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts tomorrow (June 26).

     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, June 25, 2026
Issued at HKT 17:30

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