Drug traffickers have come up with endless methods of drug trafficking. They melted candles of different colors and mixed them with methamphetamine, and then molded them into candle shapes in an attempt to disguise them as gifts and transport them to Hong Kong by air from Mexico. However, the customs found "three suspicious points" and seized a total of 6.2 kilograms of methamphetamine with a market value of 3.5 million yuan. , arrested two people successively, and the case will be brought up in Kowloon City Magistrates' Courts tomorrow (1st).
Customs arrested two men and one of them was provisionally charged with three counts.
(Photo by Wang Yiyang)
Zou Yongchang, Senior Investigation Director of the Customs Narcotics Investigation Division, explained the case and said that last Thursday (26th), the customs officers of the Airport Division selected two air parcels that arrived in Hong Kong from Mexico and were declared gifts, and the customs officers went through X-ray inspection. Afterwards, the image was found to be suspicious, so I opened the package and checked, and saw 16 candles, which were roughly the same as normal candles in appearance, but the customs officers found "three suspicious points" based on their professional experience and observation skills, one of which was the surface of the candle in the case The bumps are uneven. It is suspected that it has been melted. It is different from the purpose of the reported gift. Moreover, after being irradiated by strong light, the light transmittance of some wax layer materials is particularly high, and the light refraction is particularly obvious. It is suspected that the density of the wax layer is not uniform. The material isn't even a wax layer, and besides, there are tiny crystals on the surface of the candle.
Customs officers carefully collected the crystals with tools, and then analyzed them with a Raman spectrometer. They found that the crystals were positive for methamphetamine. A total of 6.2 kilograms of methamphetamine were seized with a market value of 3.5 million yuan.
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The case was handed over to the Narcotics Investigation Bureau for follow-up. Yesterday (30th) a surveillance delivery operation was carried out in Tsim Sha Tsui District, and two men were arrested. They were the 51-year-old consignee who reported as an electric light worker, and the 48-year-old who reported as a taxi driver. truck driver.
Officers escorted the 51-year-old arrested man to his rented subdivided room in the district for evidence collection and retrieved two sets of suspected drug taking paraphernalia. He was provisionally charged with one count of trafficking a dangerous drug, one count of attempting to traffic a dangerous drug, and one count of The item possesses a container suitable and intended to be used for inhaling dangerous drugs. It will appear in Kowloon City Magistrates' Court tomorrow (1st), and the remaining one will be temporarily released.
Zou Yongchang believes that drug dealers dissolve candles and mix them with methamphetamine, and then mold them into candle shapes in an attempt to get away with it. If they succeed, it will take extra time and manpower to refine methamphetamine. The process is complicated. There are few similar cases in the past. I believe this operation will intercept A batch of drugs flowed into West Kowloon entertainment venues.
He reminded the public not to receive remuneration, participate in drug trafficking activities or receive unknown goods. Customs continues to cooperate with the Post Office and the logistics industry to combat drug smuggling cases. According to the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, trafficking in dangerous drugs is a serious crime. Sentenced to a fine of 5 million yuan and life imprisonment, citizens should not defy the law.
