Tag: seizes

Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected cannabis buds worth about $4.7 million at airport (with photo) ******************************************************************************************      Hong Kong Customs today (April 26) detected two drug trafficking cases involving baggage concealment at Hong Kong International Airport. About 22.3 kilograms of suspected cannabis buds and about 25 grams of suspected THC gummies with an estimated market value of about $4.7 million were seized.                 A 33-year-old female passenger and a 25-year-old male passenger today arrived in Hong Kong from Bangkok and Chiang Mai, Thailand, respectively. During Customs clearance, Customs officers found 24 bags of suspected cannabis buds, with a total weight of ... Read more

Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected dangerous drugs worth about $1.1 million (with photo) ****************************************************************************************      Hong Kong Customs today (April 19) seized about 1.1 kilograms of suspected cocaine and about 25 grams of suspected crack cocaine with a total estimated market value of about $1.1 million in Tsuen Wan. A man suspected to be connected with the case was arrested.      During an anti-narcotics operation conducted in the vicinity of Tsuen Wan this afternoon, Customs officers intercepted a 21-year-old man and found about 25g of suspected crack cocaine inside his trousers pocket. He was then arrested. Customs officers later escorted the arrested ... Read more

Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected ketamine worth about $71 million (with photo) ********************************************************************************      Hong Kong Customs on April 9 seized about 129 kilograms of suspected ketamine with an estimated market value of about $71 million at Hong Kong International Airport. A man suspected to be connected with the case was arrested.      Through risk assessment, Customs on that day selected two consignments arriving from Germany for inspection. Upon examination, multiple nylon bags containing real amber and suspected ketamine, both wrapped in plastic bags, were found in the consignment declared as amber. At the same time, Customs officers found 69 bottles of ... Read more

Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected dangerous drugs worth about $2.2 million (with photo) ****************************************************************************************      Hong Kong Customs yesterday (April 6) seized about 9.5 kilograms of suspected cannabis buds and about 30 grams of suspected crack cocaine with a total estimated market value of about $2.2 million in Yuen Long. A man suspected to be connected with the case was arrested.       During an anti-narcotics operation conducted in the vicinity of Yuen Long last night, Customs officers intercepted a 47-year-old man and found about 2.8kg of suspected cannabis buds inside two plastic bags carried by him. He was then arrested. Customs officers ... Read more

Hong Kong Customs seizes live turtles of suspected scheduled endangered species (with photos) ******************************************************************************************      ​Hong Kong Customs today (April 1) detected a smuggling endangered species case at Hong Kong International Airport and seized 63 live turtles of suspected scheduled endangered species with an estimated market value of about $819,000.      The case involved a 37-year-old transit male passenger who arrived in Hong Kong from Malaysia yesterday (March 31) and planned to take a flight to the Philippines. When Customs officers conducted examination of the man’s check-in baggage, 63 live turtles were found therein. Upon inspection by officers of the Agriculture, Fisheries and ... Read more