Hong Kong Customs the other day (September 15) and today (September 16) spotted 2 drug trafficking cases including 2 inbound air guests at Hong Kong International Airport and took about 3.5 kgs of thought marijuana buds and 1kg of thought drug with an overall approximated market price of about $1.45 million.

In the very first case, throughout customizeds clearance of a 61-year-old Mainland female guest who got here in Hong Kong from Bangkok, Thailand, the other day, Customs officers discovered the batch of believed marijuana buds with an approximated market price of about $700,000 from her carry-on luggage. The lady was consequently detained.

In the 2nd case, a 29-year-old Mainland male guest got here in Hong Kong from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, today. Throughout customizeds clearance, Customs officers discovered the batch of presumed drug with an approximated market price of about $750,000 in the shoes used by him. He was consequently detained.

Examination of the very first case is continuous. The detained individual in the 2nd case has actually been charged with one count of trafficking in a hazardous drug and the case will be raised at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts tomorrow (September 17).

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 employing or delegation from another celebration to bring regulated products into and out of Hong Kong.

Customizeds will continue to use a threat evaluation technique and concentrate on picking guests 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.

Members of the general public might report any thought 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).