Hotel staycation is prevalent under the epidemic situation. Criminals "catch up with the trend" and rent hotel rooms as drug storage, and then distribute drugs to tenants who rent other rooms in the hotel. The police have launched law enforcement operations in recent months and arrested 14 people. 670,000 yuan in drugs.
Chief Inspector Cheng Siu-kin, Director of Operations of Yau Tsim District, and Senior Inspector Chan Jun-wah, Head of Special Duty Team 2 of Yau Tsim District (from left to right) explained the case.
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Senior Inspector Chen Junhua, head of the second team of the Special Duty Team of the Yau Tsim Police District, explained the case. At 7 o'clock yesterday evening, 40 police officers carried out an anti-drug operation code-named "Qin Wei". A total of 6 men and 5 women were arrested in a room, aged between 29 and 57. tube, equipment or utensil".
During the operation, the police seized 140 grams of suspected cocaine, 22.3 grams of suspected methamphetamine, and 4.8 grams of suspected marijuana, with a market value of 269,000 yuan. At the same time, they intercepted a vehicle used for drug trafficking, with about 28 grams of suspected ketamine in the car.
During the search of the hotel room by the police, two men and two women in one of the rooms obstructed the police's actions and were also charged with "obstructing the police officers to perform their duties". Most of the 11 people involved in the case had full-time jobs. The two arrested persons have triad backgrounds. The investigation revealed that criminals changed hotels from time to time, and the rental period was indefinite, ranging from one week to one month.
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Chen said that the police carried out the "Qin Wei" operation from the end of October to yesterday. A total of 7 men and 7 women were arrested. Two hotels and 7 rooms were involved. A large number of drug smoking and packaging tools were seized. Ketamine, 192 grams of suspected cocaine, 4.84 grams of suspected cannabis flower, with a market value of more than 670,000 yuan.
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Chief Inspector Cheng Siu-kin, Operation Director of Yau Tsim Police District, said that the operation is still going on, and it is not ruled out that more people will be arrested. It can be rented and other features, thinking that it can evade police investigation, but the police are determined and capable of cracking down on drug crimes. Zheng emphasized that the police adopt a zero-tolerance attitude towards all drug activities and will continue to crack down on them. He reiterated that drug trafficking is a serious crime. According to Hong Kong The Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, Chapter 134 of the Law, once convicted, can be punished with a maximum fine of 5 million yuan and life imprisonment. Members of the public should not try the law by themselves. At the same time, citizens and hotel stakeholders are urged to report illegal activities related to drugs immediately to Police report.
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