Hong Kong Customs takes believed etomidate powder and thought etomidate pill worth about $2.4 million at Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Port (with picture)
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Hong Kong Customs the other day (October 4) spotted a drug trafficking case at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) Hong Kong Port and took about 850 grams of believed etomidate powder and one thought etomidate pill with an approximated market price of about $2.4 million.
Customizeds officers the other day obstructed an inbound personal cars and truck at the HZMB Hong Kong Port for Customs clearance and discovered the batch of thought etomidate powder hid inside plastic bottles of health item in a parcel put inside the car. A 41-year-old male chauffeur and a 49-year-old male guest were consequently detained. Later on, one believed etomidate pill was discovered in the individual possessions of the apprehended male traveler.
The detained chauffeur has actually been charged with one count of trafficking in a hazardous drug. The detained guest has actually been charged with one count of trafficking in an unsafe drug and one count of belongings of an unsafe drug. The case will be raised at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts tomorrow (October 6).
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.
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 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 type (eform.cefs.gov.hk/ form/ced002/en).