Detectives from the Police Drug Investigation Division intercepted two men at a maintenance depot in Tai Jiang Po, Pat Heung, yesterday (19th) and found two bricks of cocaine in the hands of one of the men.
Afterwards, detectives found another 12 bricks of suspected cocaine in the lorry parked at the scene. The seized drugs weighed about 14 kilograms and worth $11.7 million.
The police arrested two men on the spot, including a man in charge of "watching the water".
The two arrested men are still being detained and will be charged with two drug trafficking charges. The case will be brought to court next Monday (22nd).
Wu Jiayu, Senior Inspector of the Police Drug Investigation Division, explained the case this afternoon (20th) that the police found that a criminal group was using the maintenance garage as a cover. Whether there are law enforcement officers.
Detectives stopped and checked two local men at a maintenance yard in Tai Jiang Po, Pat Heung yesterday afternoon (19th). It is responsible for "watching the water".
Police searched 26 vehicles at the scene and seized 12 more bricks of cocaine, also packed in plastic bags, in one of the trucks.
The drugs seized in the case weighed about 14 kilograms and had a market value of $11.7 million.
The two men, aged 34 and 35, were arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking and are being detained. They will be charged with two offences of trafficking in dangerous drugs and will appear in the Tuen Mun Magistrates' Court the next day (22nd). The police said the case The investigation is still ongoing and more arrests cannot be ruled out.
The police found that the drug cartel used legitimate business to cover up drug trafficking, making the investigation more difficult.
Police are urging landlords and landlords to pay attention to the identity of the tenant and whether their reported business is suspicious when renting out a place.
The police also reminded that assisting drug dealers "watching water" will also trigger the crime of trafficking in dangerous drugs. Once convicted, the maximum penalty is a fine of HK$5 million and life imprisonment. The public is urged not to try the law by themselves.
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