Hong Kong Customs takes thought methamphetamine worth about $2.1 million (with picture)
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Hong Kong Customs on August 3 took about 3.9 kgs of presumed methamphetamine with an approximated market price of about $2.1 million at the Shenzhen Bay Control Point. An individual presumed to be gotten in touch with the case was detained the other day (August 4).
Through intelligence analysis and extensive examinations, Customs on August 3 checked an express consignment, showing up in Hong Kong from South Africa by means of Shenzhen and stated as bring extra parts, at the Shenzhen Bay Control Point. Upon assessment, an overall of about 3.9 kg of thought methamphetamine was discovered hidden inside an automobile transmission.
After a follow-up examination, Customs officers installed a regulated shipment operation in Kam Tin the other day and jailed a 28-year-old male thought to be gotten in touch with the case.
The arrestee, who declared to be jobless, will be charged with one count of trying to traffic in a hazardous drug. He will appear at the Tuen Mun Magistrates’ Courts tomorrow (August 6).
Customizeds advises members of the general public to remain alert and not to take part in drug trafficking activities for financial return. They need to decline working with or delegation from another celebration to bring regulated products into and out of Hong Kong.
Under the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, trafficking in an unsafe drug is a severe offense. The optimum charge upon conviction is a $5 million fine and life jail time.
Members of the general public might report any presumed drug trafficking activities to Customs’ 24-hour hotline 182 8080 or its devoted crime-reporting e-mail account (crimereport@customs.gov.hk) or online kind (eform.cefs.gov.hk/ form/ced002).