Burst
Author: Chen Leilei
2019-12-01 12:28
Last updated: 2019-12-01 12:28A total of about 4 kg of suspected ketamine was seized at the Hong Kong International Airport on November 28, with an estimated market value of about 2.7 million yuan. Customs officers inspected an express shipment from France that arrived in Hong Kong on the same day and found that about 1 kg of suspected ketamine was stored in two packets of dog food. Later, in an airmail parcel arriving from Germany, about 3 kg of suspected ketamine was found in nine chocolate boxes. Following a follow-up investigation, Customs officers arrested two suspected 58-year-old and 20-year-old men in Tai Wai and Sai Ying Pun on September 29 and yesterday (30).
The two arrested men have each been charged with one count of trafficking in dangerous drugs and will appear in Sha Tin Magistracy and Eastern Magistracy respectively tomorrow (2). Together with the above two cases, the Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department has uncovered four cases of drug trafficking to Europe by package or freight in the past week. A total of about 29 kilograms of suspected ketamine have been seized, with an estimated market value of about 19 million yuan and five people have been arrested. The Customs and Excise Department will maintain close liaison with the Hongkong Post and logistics industries to step up the interception of smuggling of drugs by post or courier.
According to the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, trafficking in dangerous drugs is a serious crime. Upon conviction, the maximum penalty is a fine of 5 million yuan and life imprisonment.
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