Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region
Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected ketamine worth about $1.6 million (with photo)
During an anti-narcotics operation conducted in Shau Kei Wan yesterday evening, Customs officers intercepted a suspicious man and seized about 1.1kg of suspected ketamine in a recycle bag carried by him. The man was subsequently arrested. Customs officers later escorted him to a mini-storage nearby for a search and further seized about 3.5kg of suspected ketamine.
The arrestee, who claimed to be a renovation worker, has been charged with two counts of trafficking in a dangerous drug, and will appear at the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts tomorrow (January 31).
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.hkIssued at HKT 17:25
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