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Two women arrested by customs for concealing RMB 13 million in methamphetamine in Hong Kong water filter

2020-11-27T15:42:01.992Z


When the customs inspected 4 pieces of mail sent from Thailand and reported as water filters at the airport cargo terminal earlier, 29 of the 30 components were found to contain suspected methamphetamine, a total of about 20 kilograms, and a market value of about 13 million yuan. Customs yesterday (25


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Written by: Zhu Yashuang Huang Diwen

2020-11-26 21:32

Last update date: 2020-11-26 21:32

When the customs inspected 4 pieces of mail sent from Thailand and reported as water filters at the airport cargo terminal earlier, 29 of the 30 components were found to contain suspected methamphetamine, a total of about 20 kilograms, and a market value of about 13 million yuan.

Customs yesterday (25th) arrested two women involved in the case in Sham Shui Po and Tai Kok Tsui respectively.

The commander of the Customs Airport Investigation Team, Liu Liangzhi, said that last Friday (20th), the customs officer inspected the above four airmails and found that the information was the same, including the recipient and address, and they were sent to Sham Shui Po District. Upon further inspection, they found X The light image was suspicious. I took out the water filter and checked it carefully. It was found that its weight was abnormal. Then I opened 10 sets of water filters and found that there was no filter element. 29 of the 30 modules contained methamphetamine, weighing about 20 kg. The market value is about 13 million yuan.

The Customs Drug Investigation Bureau took over the investigation. Yesterday, two women were arrested in Sham Shui Po and Tai Kok Tsui, a 34-year-old woman who claimed to be unemployed and a 40-year-old woman who claimed to be a maid. The case is still under investigation.

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