Hong Kong Customs spots drug trafficking case including inbound guest at airport (with image)
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Hong Kong Customs identified a drug trafficking case including 2 inbound air travelers at Hong Kong International Airport the other day (May 1) and took about 12 kgs of believed marijuana buds with an approximated market price of about $2.3 million, and 9 believed duty-not-paid cigarettes.
A 37-year-old male traveler got here in Hong Kong from Bangkok, Thailand the other day. Throughout custom-mades clearance, Customs officers discovered an overall of about 6kg of believed marijuana buds in his carry-on luggage. The guy was consequently detained. After a follow-up examination, Customs officers even more detained a 34-year-old male guest, who likewise got here from Bangkok, Thailand, and was presumed to be gotten in touch with the case, at the airport on the exact same day. Throughout luggage evaluation, Customs officers discovered an overall of about 6kg of presumed marijuana buds and 9 duty-not-paid cigarettes in his carry-on luggage.
After an examination, the 2 detained individuals associated with the case have actually been collectively charged with one count of trafficking in a harmful drug. The 34-year-old arrestee has actually likewise been charged with one count of ownership of dutiable items and one count of stopping working to state to a member of the Customs and Excise Service the ownership of dutiable products. The case will be raised at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts on May 4.
Custom-mades 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 should 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.
Customizeds will continue to use a danger evaluation technique and concentrate on choosing travelers from high-risk areas for clearance to fight multinational drug trafficking activities.
Under the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, trafficking in an unsafe drug is a severe offense. The optimum charge upon conviction is a fine of $5 million and life jail time.
Under the Dutiable Commodities Ordinance, anybody who imports, has, offers or purchases dutiable products without a legitimate licence dedicates an offense. The optimum charge upon conviction is a fine of $1 million and jail time for 2 years.
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 kind (eform.cefs.gov.hk/ form/ced002).