Hong Kong Customs detects two drug trafficking cases involving incoming passengers at airport (with photos)
Hong Kong Customs today (October 16) detected two drug trafficking cases at Hong Kong International Airport and seized about 8.8 kilograms of suspected cannabis buds and 220 duty-not-paid cigarettes, with a total estimated market value of about $1.83 million. In the first case, during an anti-narcotics operation conducted at Hong Kong International Airport today, Customs officers intercepted a 43-year-old Mainland female passenger and found about 3.3 kg of suspected cannabis buds and 220 duty-not-paid cigarettes inside her carry-on baggage. She was subsequently arrested. In the second case, a 41-year-old Mainland male passenger arrived in Hong Kong from Bangkok, Thailand, yesterday (October 15). During customs clearance, Customs officers found about 5.5 kg of suspected cannabis buds inside his carry-on baggage. He was subsequently arrested. The arrested woman in the first case has been charged with one count of trafficking in a dangerous drug and one count of possession of dutiable goods. The arrested man in the second case has been charged with one count of trafficking in a dangerous drug. The two cases will be brought up at the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts tomorrow (October
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