Hong Kong Customs Seizes 1kg Suspected Crack Cocaine, 30 Grams of Suspected Methamphetamine and 18kg Suspected Ketamine in Two Major Drug Cases

Hong Kong Customs detects two dangerous drugs cases and seizes suspected drugs worth $8.3 million

Hong Kong Customs detected two dangerous drugs cases in Tuen Mun and Hong Kong International Airport respectively yesterday (May 7) and seized a total of about 1 kilogram of suspected crack cocaine, 30 grams of suspected methamphetamine and 18kg of suspected ketamine, with a total estimated market value of about $8.3 million. Three persons suspected to be connected with the cases were arrested.

In the first case, during an anti-narcotics operation conducted in Tuen Mun yesterday, Customs officers intercepted a man and a woman and found about 5g of suspected crack cocaine in their private vehicle. The man and woman were then arrested. Customs officers later escorted them to a residential premises nearby for a search and further seized about 1kg of suspected crack cocaine, 30g of suspected methamphetamine and a batch of suspected drug packaging paraphernalia.

In the second case, a 19-year-old male passenger arrived in Hong Kong from London, the United Kingdom, via Doha, Qatar, yesterday. During Customs clearance, Customs officers found about 18kg of suspected ketamine inside his check-in baggage. The man was subsequently arrested.

Investigations of both cases are ongoing.

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 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 detected two dangerous drugs cases in Tuen Mun and Hong Kong International Airport respectively yesterday (May 7) and seized a total of about 1 kilogram of suspected crack cocaine, 30 grams of suspected methamphetamine and 18kg of suspected ketamine, with a total estimated market value of about $8.3 million. Photo shows the suspected ketamine seized in the second case. Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Hong Kong Customs detected two dangerous drugs cases in Tuen Mun and Hong Kong International Airport respectively yesterday (May 7) and seized a total of about 1 kilogram of suspected crack cocaine, 30 grams of suspected methamphetamine and 18kg of suspected ketamine, with a total estimated market value of about $8.3 million. Photo shows the suspected crack cocaine and suspected methamphetamine seized in the first case. Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Police National Security Department arrests two men and three women

The National Security Department of the Hong Kong Police Force (NSD) received a referral from the Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department, that a batch of books with seditious intention was intercepted inside a consignment shipped to Hong Kong from overseas.

Following investigations, the NSD conducted an operation today (July 15). Officers searched two shops in Mong Kok and arrested two men aged 37 and 57 respectively, and three women aged between 30 and 59. They were suspected of contravening the offence of “doing an act that has a seditious intention with a seditious intention” under Section 24 of the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance.

Police investigations revealed that the five arrestees are suspected of displaying items with seditious intent and selling publications with seditious content inside the shops. The contents of these publications involved inciting hatred against the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, the judiciary, and law enforcement agencies. A batch of books with seditious intention was seized from the shops.

The five arrested persons are being detained for investigation.

Police remind members of the public that “doing an act that has a seditious intention with a seditious intention” is a serious offence. Upon first conviction, the maximum penalty is imprisonment for seven years. Members of the public are urged not to defy the law.

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