Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected cannabis buds worth about $1 million at airport
Hong Kong Customs yesterday (December 20) detected a drug trafficking case involving baggage concealment at Hong Kong International Airport and seized about 5 kilograms of suspected cannabis buds with an estimated market value of about $1 million.
A male passenger, aged 23, arrived in Hong Kong from Bangkok, Thailand, yesterday. During customs clearance, Customs officers found the batch of suspected cannabis buds concealed inside vacuum-sealed bags in his check-in suitcase. He was subsequently arrested.
The arrested person has been charged with one count of trafficking in a dangerous drug. The cases will be brought up at the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts tomorrow (December 22).
Customs will continue to step up enforcement against drug trafficking activities through intelligence analysis. The department also reminds members of the public to stay alert and not to participate in drug trafficking activities for monetary return. They must not accept hiring or delegation from another party to carry controlled items into and out of Hong Kong. They are also reminded not to carry unknown items for other people.
Customs will continue to apply a risk assessment approach and focus on selecting passengers from high-risk regions for clearance to combat transnational drug trafficking activities.
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).
Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected cannabis buds worth about $1 million at airport Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
TD steers to enhance public transport services to support Tai Po fire residents admitted into transitional housing
The Transport Department (TD) today (December 21) said that it has been steering public transport operators to strengthen services by deploying additional vehicles and manpower to support residents affected by the fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po, who have been admitted into transitional housing in various districts.
Among them, an additional residents' service (RS) will be introduced connecting CONCORDIA Tsat Sing Kong and CONCORDIA Sheung Yue River in Yuen Long and Tai Po Market Station. To date, the public transport arrangements for various transitional housing projects are set out below:
District |
Project |
Current public transport services |
Additional/enhanced public transport services |
Tai Po |
Good House |
KMB 72C, 73P, 74E, 75K, 75P and 275R to Tai Po Market, Tsuen Wan and Kwun Tong respectively
Green Minibus (GMB) 20B, 20C, 20E, 20G, 20R and 20T to Tai Po Market Station
Additional RS NR540 to and from Good House and Tai Po Market Station, providing service from morning to nighttime daily
Additional shuttle bus service to and from Good House, Tai Po Centre and Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital, providing service from morning to nighttime daily
Lok Sin Village |
Additional shuttle bus service to and from Lok Sin Village and Tai Po Market Station, providing service from morning to nighttime from Mondays to Saturdays
GMB 20B, 20C and 20G services enhanced
Enhanced service by three additional vehicles under KMB 75K, with last departure from Tai Mei Tuk extended from 11.40pm to 0.05am in the following day
Trackside Villas |
RSNR50 to and from Trackside Villas and Tai Po Market Station
NR50 to enhance service
Yuen Long |
CONCORDIA Sheung Yue River |
KMB 77K to Sheung Shui Station and Yuen Long Station
Red minibus to Sheung Shui Station and Yuen Long
Additional RS NR977 to and from CONCORDIA Tsat Sing Kong, CONCORDIA Sheung Yue River and Tai Po Market Station, providing service from morning to nighttime daily
Enhanced service by additional vehicle under KMB 77K
CONCORDIA Tsat Sing Kong |
KMB 54, 77K, 251B and 251M to Yuen Long, Sheung Shui and Tsuen Wan respectively
GMB 608 and 608S to Yuen Long and Kam Sheung Road Station respectively
THE STEP |
RS NR976 to and from THE STEP and Kam Sheung Road Station
KMB 76K to Long Ping and Sheung Shui
GMB 75 to Yuen Long and Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point, 76 to Yuen Long and 78 to Tai Lam Tunnel Toll Plaza and Lok Ma Chau (San Tin)
Red minibus to Sheung Shui Station and Yuen Long
Additional supplementary service of RS NR976 to and from THE STEP and Tai Po Market Station, providing service from morning to nighttime daily
North |
Pok Oi Sing Ping Village |
KMB 79K to Fanling and Sheung Shui Station
GMB 52K to Fanling Station
Service enhanced by additional vehicle under KMB 79K
For details of franchised bus and GMB services, please refer to the website of the TD (www.td.gov.hk) and franchised bus operators. The TD will continue to maintain close liaison with the operating organisations of transitional housing projects concerned and public transport operators to cater for residents' commuting needs.
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