Hong Kong Customs Seizes About 31kg of Assorted Drugs in Mong Kok Operation, Arrests One Man

Hong Kong Customs shuts down dangerous drugs storage and distribution centre and seizes suspected drugs worth about $13 million

Hong Kong Customs shut down a dangerous drugs storage and distribution centre in Mong Kok yesterday (June 3) and seized about 31 kilograms of assorted drugs. The total estimated market value was about $13 million. A 33-year-old man was arrested.

During an anti-narcotics operation conducted in Mong Kok yesterday, Customs officers intercepted a man and seized about 1.6kg of suspected cannabis buds in a recycling bag carried by him. The man was subsequently arrested. Customs officers later escorted him to a nearby residential unit for a search and further seized about 13kg of suspected heroin, 12kg of suspected ketamine, 3.6kg of suspected cannabis buds, 1.1kg of suspected cannabis candy, 128 suspected MDMA tablets, 12 millilitres of suspected cannabis oil, and a batch of drug packaging paraphernalia.

The Investigation is ongoing.

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 shut down a dangerous drugs storage and distribution centre in Mong Kok yesterday (June 3) and seized about 31 kilograms of assorted drugs. The total estimated market value was about $13 million. A 33-year-old man was arrested. Photo shows the arrested man (centre) involved in the case. Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Hong Kong Customs shut down a dangerous drugs storage and distribution centre in Mong Kok yesterday (June 3) and seized about 31 kilograms of assorted drugs. The total estimated market value was about $13 million. A 33-year-old man was arrested. Photo shows the suspected drugs seized. Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Labour Department completes special inspection exercise targeting contractor with unsatisfactory safety performance

A spokesman for the Labour Department (LD) said today (June 5) that the LD completed a two-week surprise special inspection exercise in May, targeting construction sites managed by a contractor with persistently unsatisfactory occupational safety and health (OSH) performance to deter unsafe work practices and protect the work safety of workers.

During the special inspection exercise, the LD inspected 62 construction sites, with 75 written warnings and 154 improvement notices issued; as well as 41 prosecutions initiated, which mainly involved violations such as unsafe lifting operations, unsafe working at height, and failure to provide personal protective equipment.

The LD will continue to follow up on the improvement progress of the construction sites with violations and will deal with unsafe working conditions in accordance with the law.

The LD reiterated that contractors must strictly implement all site safety measures to ensure the OSH of employees. Under the general duty provisions of the Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance (Cap. 509), employers are obligated to provide safe working environments, plant and systems of work for their employees. Those who contravene the relevant legislation are liable to a maximum fine of $10 million and imprisonment for two years.

The Labour Department (LD), Photo source: reference image