2023-08-15 09:21:00
Customs detected a case involving drug possession in the body of an incoming passenger at the airport and seized regarding 1.5 kilograms of suspected liquid cocaine with an estimated market value of regarding HKD1.7 million. (Information Services Department)
Customs detected a case of drug possession in the body of an inbound passenger and seized regarding 1.5 kilograms of suspected liquid cocaine with an estimated market value of regarding HKD1.7 million.
A 75-year-old male passenger arrived in Hong Kong from Sao Paulo, Brazil via Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on the 13th of this month. Customs officers found something suspicious during customs clearance, suspected that he had drugs in his body, and took him to the hospital for examination. After examination, the doctor confirmed that there was a foreign object in the man’s body, and customs officers arrested him. As of 3 pm today, the arrested man had discharged 38 bags of suspected liquid cocaine weighing regarding 1.5 kilograms from his body.
The arrested man has been provisionally charged with one count of trafficking in a dangerous drug. The case will appear in West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts tomorrow.
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