Hong Kong Customs finds 2 drug trafficking cases including travelers at airport (with pictures)
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Hong Kong Customs today (August 29) found 2 drug trafficking cases including guests at Hong Kong International Airport and took over 30 kgs of presumed marijuana buds with an overall projected market price of about $7 million. 2 guys were jailed.
The cases included 2 male travelers, aged 51 and 36, who got here in Hong Kong from Bangkok, Thailand, today. Throughout custom-mades clearance, Customs officers discovered over 20kg and 10kg of believed marijuana buds in their check-in travel suitcases respectively. The 2 batches of believed marijuana buds were hidden by vacuum-sealed bags. The 2 guys were consequently jailed.
After an examination, the 2 apprehended guys have actually each been charged with one count of trafficking in a harmful drug, and the cases will be raised at the Kowloon City Magistrates’ Courts tomorrow (August 30).
Customizeds will continue to step up enforcement versus drug trafficking activities through intelligence analysis. The department likewise 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. They are likewise advised not to bring unidentified products for other individuals.
Custom-mades will continue to use a danger evaluation method and concentrate on choosing guests from high-risk areas for clearance to fight global drug trafficking activities.
Under the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, trafficking in an unsafe drug is a major offense. The optimum charge upon conviction is a fine of $5 million 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).