Nearly 2 kilograms of suspected cocaine believed to have
come from the Philippines was seized by Customs officers on Aug 14 at the Hong
Kong-Macau Ferry Terminal in Sheung Wan.
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| The suspect, whose nationality was not disclosed, was stopped at the HK-Macau Ferry Termina; |
The drug weighed 1.92 kilos and had an estimated market
value of $2.48 million.
A 25-year-old man, who brought the dangerous drug into Hong
Kong from Macau and whose nationality was not revealed, was arrested and is still
under investigation, according to a press release the Customs and Excise Department issued on Aug 16.
The statement said customs officers conducting clearance
checks at the ferry terminal on the evening of Aug 14 found the cocaine inside
the false compartment of a suitcase that the suspect was carrying.
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| The cocaine was found inside a false compartment of a suitcase the suspect was csrrying |
He was the first drug courier from the Philippines to have been arrested in Hong Kong since Jul 30, 2016 when Filipina tourist Ann
Raian Cruz was nabbed at Chek Lap Kok airport carrying some 700 grams of cocaine
in her luggage.
During her trial, a letter sent by the Philippine Drug
Enforcement Agency to the High Court said President Rodrigo Duterte Cruz had
plugged the drug flow to Hong Kong from the Ninoy Aquino
International Airport.
It was not immediately clear from which airport in the Philippines the latest suspect had departed from
on the way to Macau.
Under Hong Kong’s Dangerous
Drugs Ordinance, trafficking in dangerous drugs is a serious offense with a
maximum penalty upon conviction of $5 million fine and life imprisonment.
Drug mules who are charged with this offense could be meted
this penalty.
The Customs Department has advised the public to report any suspected drug
trafficking activities to its 24-hour hotline 2545 6182 or its dedicated
crime-reporting email account,
crimereport@customs.gov.hk.
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