Hong Kong Customs takes thought marijuana buds worth about $2.8 million at airport (with image)
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Hong Kong Customs the other day (September 29) a discovered drug trafficking case including luggage concealment at Hong Kong International Airport. About 13 kgs of believed marijuana buds with an approximated market price of about $2.8 million were taken.
A 20-year-old non-local male guest got here in Hong Kong from Bangkok, Thailand, the other day. Throughout Customs clearance, the batch of believed marijuana buds was discovered inside his check-in travel suitcase. The male was consequently detained.
The apprehended individual has actually been charged with one count of trafficking in an unsafe drug. The case will be raised at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Court on October 2.
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 employing 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.
Customizeds will continue to use a threat evaluation technique and concentrate on choosing travelers from high-risk areas for clearance to fight global drug trafficking activities.
Under the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, trafficking in a hazardous drug is a severe offense. The optimum charge upon conviction is a fine of $5 million and life jail time.
Members of the general public might report any believed drug trafficking activities to Customs’ 24-hour hotline 182 8080 or its devoted crime-reporting e-mail account (crimereport@customs.gov.hk) or online type (eform.cefs.gov.hk/ form/ced002/en).