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Kwai Chung Industrial Unit Turned into Drug Warehouse Customs Checks Air Freight Parcels and Seizes $11 Million Marijuana Arrests Couple

2023-01-11T10:56:11.590Z


As the Lunar New Year approached, some drug traffickers rented an industrial building in Kwai Chung to use it as a drug storage and distribution center and arranged to airlift the drugs to Hong Kong to meet the demand. However, after X-ray inspection by the customs, the goods that were reported to contain clothes were revealed.


As the Lunar New Year approached, some drug traffickers rented an industrial building in Kwai Chung to use it as a drug storage and distribution center and arranged to airlift the drugs to Hong Kong to meet the demand.

However, after X-ray inspection by the Customs, it was revealed that the goods reported as containing clothes were in fact suspected marijuana flowers with a total weight of 62 kilograms and a market value of about 11 million yuan.

Officers then took action and arrested a woman who received the goods and her husband. The two were suspected of receiving thousands of dollars in remuneration to supply drugs to local entertainment venues.


The arrested couple, 48 and 41 years old, reported that they were site workers and housewives. They were arrested on the same charge of "trafficking dangerous drugs" and are being detained for investigation. The arrested man rented the workers involved in the case on January 1 this year in the name of his company The building is believed to be used as a drug storage and distribution center.

It is understood that someone opened a trading company before the incident.

Liu Weilun, senior investigation director of the Airport Investigation Division of the Customs Narcotics Investigation Division, explained the case.

(Photo by Liang Weiquan)

Liu Weilun, senior investigation director of the Airport Investigation Division of the Customs Narcotics Investigation Division, explained the case. The officers of the Customs Airport Division selected and inspected a batch of goods that arrived in Hong Kong by air from the United States and were reported to contain 7 boxes of clothes the day before yesterday (9th). After X-ray inspection, it was found to be suspicious, so he opened the inspection and found that there were no clothes, but 113 packages of suspected marijuana flowers weighing 62 kilograms, with a market value of about 11 million yuan. The Narcotics Investigation Bureau took over the follow-up investigation. Yesterday (10th) In the afternoon, a delivery woman was arrested at an industrial building in Kwai Chung, and another man was arrested at the same unit in the evening of the same day. It is believed that the two received thousands of dollars in remuneration to supply drugs to local entertainment venues. In this operation, a newly established drug storage and distribution center was smashed. Customs successfully prevented the drug from entering the market through risk assessment strategies and high-efficiency testing equipment. The investigation is still continuing.

Liu Weilun pointed out that the demand for drugs in Hong Kong has increased, especially before the Lunar New Year. Customs has stepped up law enforcement to crack down on various drug trafficking activities. He reminded the public not to try the law for the sake of profit. Once the owner suspects that the tenant is using the unit to sell drugs, the public can call the Customs for 24 hours. Hotline 2545 6182, or through the dedicated crime reporting email account (crimereport@customs.gov.hk) to report suspected drug trafficking activities, reiterate that under the "Dangerous Drugs Ordinance", trafficking in dangerous drugs is a serious crime and the maximum penalty upon conviction is a fine of 5 million Yuan and life imprisonment.

Source: hk1

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