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Hong Kong Customs detects two drug trafficking cases involving incoming passengers at airport (with photos)

Hong Kong Customs for two consecutive days (October 23 and 24) detected two drug trafficking cases involving incoming passengers at Hong Kong International Airport and seized about 5 kilograms of suspected cannabis buds and 5.4kg of suspected cocaine, with a total estimated market value of about $4.37 million. In the first case, a 37-year-old Mainland male passenger arrived in Hong Kong, China from Bangkok, Thailand, via Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam yesterday (October 23). During customs clearance, Customs officers found about 5kg of suspected cannabis buds inside his check-in baggage. He was subsequently arrested. In the second case, a 46-year-old Mainland male passenger arrived in Hong Kong, China from Sao Paulo, Brazil, via Zurich, Switzerland, today (October 24). During customs clearance, Customs officers found about 5.4kg of suspected cocaine inside his check-in baggage. He was subsequently arrested. The arrested men have each been charged with one count of trafficking in a dangerous drug. The two cases will be brought up at the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts on October 26. Customs will continue to step up enforcement against drug trafficking activities through intelligence ana

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