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Hong Kong Customs detects dangerous drugs case and seizes suspected cannabis buds worth about $1 million (with photos)
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     ​Hong Kong Customs detected a dangerous drugs case yesterday (August 3) and seized about 5 kilograms of suspected cannabis buds with an estimated market value of about $1 million in Tin Shui Wai. A 29-year-old local man was arrested.

     During an anti-narcotics operation conducted in Tin Shui Wai yesterday evening, Customs officers intercepted a suspicious-looking man and seized the batch of suspected cannabis buds inside a carton box carried by him. The man was subsequently arrested.

     The arrested man has been charged with one count of trafficking in dangerous drugs and will appear at the Tuen Mun Magistrates' Courts tomorrow (August 5).

     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).
 
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Hong Kong Customs detected a dangerous drugs case yesterday (August 3) and seized about 5 kilograms of suspected cannabis buds with an estimated market value of about $1 million in Tin Shui Wai. Photo shows the suspected cannabis buds seized.
Hong Kong Customs detected a dangerous drugs case yesterday (August 3) and seized about 5 kilograms of suspected cannabis buds with an estimated market value of about $1 million in Tin Shui Wai. Photo shows the arrestee in the case.