Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region
Hong Kong Customs detects largest-ever seaborne drug trafficking case of suspected cannabis buds with estimated market value reaching $125 million (with photo)
Through risk assessment and intelligence analysis, Customs officers selected a 40-foot seaborne container, declared as carrying insulated boxes and arriving in Hong Kong from Thailand, for inspection. Upon examination, Customs officers found 1 342 insulated boxes inside the container, of which 364 boxes concealed a total of about 535kg of suspected cannabis buds. The batch of suspected cannabis buds was packed in vacuum bags and concealed inside the insulated boxes.
Upon follow-up investigations, Customs officers conducted controlled delivery operations and arrested two local men, aged 21 and 47, in Mong Kok on September 17. A 44-year-old Vietnamese man who arrived to collect the consignment was also arrested on the same day.
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 17:26
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