Hong Kong Customs Seize About 5kg of Suspected Cannabis Buds, Arrest 29-Year-Old Man

Hong Kong Customs detects dangerous drugs case and seizes suspected cannabis buds worth about $1 million

Hong Kong Customs detected a dangerous drugs case yesterday (August 3) and seized about 5 kilograms of suspected cannabis buds with an estimated market value of about $1 million in Tin Shui Wai. A 29-year-old local man was arrested.

During an anti-narcotics operation conducted in Tin Shui Wai yesterday evening, Customs officers intercepted a suspicious-looking man and seized the batch of suspected cannabis buds inside a carton box carried by him. The man was subsequently arrested.

The arrested man has been charged with one count of trafficking in dangerous drugs and will appear at the Tuen Mun Magistrates' Courts tomorrow (August 5).

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 a dangerous drugs case yesterday (August 3) and seized about 5 kilograms of suspected cannabis buds with an estimated market value of about $1 million in Tin Shui Wai. Photo shows the arrestee in the case. Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Hong Kong Customs detected a dangerous drugs case yesterday (August 3) and seized about 5 kilograms of suspected cannabis buds with an estimated market value of about $1 million in Tin Shui Wai. Photo shows the suspected cannabis buds seized. Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Scam alert related to banks

The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority:

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the public to the press releases issued by the banks listed below relating to fraudulent websites, internet banking login screens, phishing emails or other scams, which have been reported to the HKMA. Hyperlinks to the press releases are available on theHKMA website.

Bank	Type of scam
The Bank of East Asia, Limited	Fraudulent websites and internet banking login screens
Shanghai Commercial Bank Limited	Fraudulent websites and internet banking login screens
Chong Hing Bank Limited	Fraudulent websites and internet banking login screens
Chiyu Banking Corporation Limited	Fraudulent website and internet banking login screen

The HKMA wishes to remind the public that banks will not send SMS or emails with embedded hyperlinks which direct them to the banks' websites to carry out transactions. They will not ask customers for sensitive information, such as login passwords or one-time password, by phone, email or SMS (including via embedded hyperlinks).

Anyone who has provided his or her personal information, or who has conducted any financial transactions, through or in response to the scams concerned, should contact the relevant bank with the information provided in the corresponding press release, and report the matter to the Crime Wing Information Centre of the Hong Kong Police Force at 2860 5012.