Hong Kong Customs Seizes About 56kg of Suspected Ketamine, Arrests Three in Major Drug Busts

Hong Kong Customs detects two dangerous drugs cases and seizes suspected drugs worth about $23 million

Hong Kong Customs detected two dangerous drugs cases in Kwai Chung and To Kwa Wan on July 3 and yesterday (July 8) and seized a total of about 56 kilograms of suspected ketamine, 1.2kg of suspected cocaine and 800 grams of suspected crack cocaine with a total estimated market value of about $23 million. Three persons suspected to be connected with the cases were arrested.

In the first case, through risk assessment, Customs inspected a seaborne consignment, arriving in Hong Kong from the Netherlands and declared as carrying sugar cubes, at the Kwai Chung Customhouse Cargo Examination Compound. Upon inspection, Customs officers found 56kg of suspected ketamine inside eight plastic buckets.

Customs officers subsequently conducted a controlled delivery operation and arrested two men, aged 42 and 43, in Man Kam To. The 42-year-old man has been released on bail pending further investigation, while the 43-year-old man will be charged with one count of attempting to traffic in a dangerous drug and will appear at the Fanling Magistrates' Courts tomorrow (July 10).

In the second case, during an anti-narcotics operation conducted in To Kwa Wan yesterday afternoon, Customs officers intercepted a 58-year-old suspicious man and escorted him to a residential unit nearby for a search and seized about 1.2 kg of suspected cocaine, 800g of suspected crack cocaine and a batch of drug packaging paraphernalia. The man was subsequently arrested. An 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 detected two dangerous drugs cases in Kwai Chung and To Kwa Wan on July 3 and yesterday (July 8) and seized a total of about 56 kilograms of suspected ketamine, 1.2kg of suspected cocaine and 800 grams of suspected crack cocaine with a total estimated market value of about $23 million. Photo shows the suspected cocaine and suspected crack cocaine seized in the second case. Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Hong Kong Customs detected two dangerous drugs cases in Kwai Chung and To Kwa Wan on July 3 and yesterday (July 8) and seized a total of about 56 kilograms of suspected ketamine, 1.2kg of suspected cocaine and 800 grams of suspected crack cocaine with a total estimated market value of about $23 million. Photo shows the suspected ketamine seized in the first case. Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected counterfeit goods worth about $3.1 million

Hong Kong Customs on June 24 seized about 6 300 suspected counterfeit goods with an estimated market value of about $3.1 million at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) Hong Kong Port.

Through risk assessment, Customs on that day intercepted an incoming lorry at the HZMB Hong Kong Port. After inspection, Customs officers found the batch of suspected counterfeit goods inside the cargo compartment of the lorry, including jerseys, handbags and footwear. A 59-year-old male driver was subsequently arrested.

An initial investigation revealed that the batch of suspected counterfeit goods would have been transshipped to overseas regions.

The investigation is ongoing and the arrested man has been released on bail pending further investigation.

Customs will continue to take stringent enforcement action against counterfeit goods and smuggling activities through risk assessment and intelligence analysis.

Under the Trade Descriptions Ordinance, any person who imports or exports any goods to which a forged trademark is applied commits an offence. The maximum penalty upon conviction is a fine of $500,000 and imprisonment for five years.

Members of the public may report any suspected counterfeiting 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 on June 24 seized about 6 300 suspected counterfeit goods with an estimated market value of about $3.1 million at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Port. Photo shows the suspected counterfeit goods seized, including jerseys, handbags and footwear. Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases