Hong Kong – Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected crack cocaine and suspected cocaine worth about $2.1 million (with photo)
Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected crack cocaine and suspected cocaine worth about $2.1 million (with photo)
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Hong Kong Customs yesterday (April 10) seized about 1.15 kilograms of suspected crack cocaine and about 1.1kg of suspected cocaine in Tuen Mun. The total estimated market value was about $2.1 million. A 38-year-old man was arrested.
During an anti-narcotics operation conducted in Tuen Mun last night, Customs officers intercepted a suspicious man and seized about 450 grams of suspected crack cocaine in a paper bag carried by him. The man was subsequently arrested. Customs officers later escorted the man to a residential premises nearby for a search and further seized about 1.1kg of suspected cocaine, about 700g of suspected crack cocaine, and a batch of suspected drug manufacturing and packaging paraphernalia.
An investigation is ongoing.
Under the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, trafficking in a dangerous drug is a serious offence. The maximum penalty upon conviction is a fine of $5 million and life imprisonment.
Members of the public may report any suspected drug trafficking activities to Customs’ 24-hour hotline 2545 6182 or its dedicated crime reporting email account (crimereport@customs.gov.hk).
Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected cocaine and suspected crack cocaine worth about $1.9 million (with photo)
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March 3, 2022 Saint John, New Brunswick Canada Border Services Agency / Royal Canadian Mounted Police The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) are committed to keeping harmful substances out of Canadian communities. In early January 2022, more than 1.5 tonnes of cocaine was seized by border services officers in Saint John, New Brunswick (NB), following a sophisticated drug smuggling investigation by the CBSA and RCMP. The narcotics were discovered concealed inside the cargo of a marine container; this represents the largest quantity of cocaine seized from a marine shipping container in Atlantic Canada in three decades. The CBSA has valued the seizure at approximately $198,000,000. The operation began in the fall of 2021, when CBSA Intelligence received information about exported shipments originating from Central America. At that time, the CBSA and the RCMP worked together to move the investigation forward. In December 2021, CBSA began tracking a marine shipping container of interest which contained goods imported by a Greater Toronto Area (GTA) resident and exported from Central America, with a final destination of Saint John, NB. On January 7, 2022, the shipping container was examined at the Port of Saint John, NB, where border services officers initiated a complex and lengthy examination, which led to the seizure of the significant amount of cocaine found concealed inside the container. All evidence was turned over to the RCMP for further investigation. On January 27, 2022, Ontario RCMP Federal Policing executed a search warrant in Brantford, Ontario, with assistance from the CBSA, Brantford Police Service, and several area municipal police services. Six people were arrested at the scene, five were released with no charges pending. On January 28, 2022, Kyle Alexander Purvis (34) of Brantford, Ontario, appeared at the Ontario Court of Justice. Purvis was charged with importing a controlled substance into Canada and possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking. He was released under strict conditions, including electronic monitoring, pending a court appearance on March 3, 2022. The investigation is ongoing. The success of this operation can be attributed to the outstanding collaboration of multiple CBSA units, including teams in GTA Region, Atlantic Region and International Operations Division, as well as the RCMP in both Ontario and New Brunswick. In support of the search warrants and arrests on January 27, 2022, the CBSA and RCMP would like to recognize the efforts and collaboration of the Brantford Police Service, Waterloo Regional Police Service, Peel Regional Police, Hamilton Police Service, Ontario Provincial Police, and Durham Regional Police.
Hong Kong – Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected cocaine and suspected crack cocaine worth about $1.9 million (with photo)
Hong Kong Customs yesterday (July 9) seized about 1.1 kilograms of suspected cocaine and about 540 grams of suspected crack cocaine with a total estimated market value of about $1.9 million in Sham Shui Po. Two men were arrested.
During an anti-narcotics operation conducted in Sham Shui Po last night, Customs officers intercepted a 16-year-old man and found about 20g of suspected crack cocaine inside a plastic bag carried by him. The man was subsequently arrested.
Customs officers later escorted the arrested man to a residential premises nearby for a search and further seized about 1.1kg of suspected cocaine, about 520g of suspected crack cocaine and a batch of drug manufacturing and packaging paraphernalia. A 21-year-old man suspected to be connected with the case was arrested inside the premises.
The two arrested men have been holding charged with trafficking in a dangerous drug. They will appear at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts tomorrow (July 11).
Customs appeals to parents to keep an eye on their children’s friends to prevent them from taking drugs or participating in drug trafficking activities under peer influence.
Under the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, trafficking in a dangerous drug is a serious offence. The maximum penalty upon conviction is a fine of $5 million and life imprisonment.
Members of the public may report any suspected drug trafficking activities to Customs’ 24-hour hotline 2545 6182 or its dedicated crime-reporting email account (crimereport@customs.gov.hk).
Canada – CBSA and RCMP make major cocaine bust and lay charges
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