The police cracked two methamphetamine cases consecutively within five days, and seized a total of about 230 kilograms of methamphetamine worth 132 million yuan.
The two cases have something in common, except that the drug trafficking syndicates used the shops in operation as a cover to store drugs, and the methamphetamine seized in the case was all packaged in "Guanyin King" tea bags.
▼Kwun Tong convenience store methamphetamine case▼
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▼Ice drug case in Tsuen Wan Family Store▼
It is quite rare to use open stores to store drugs. In fact, as early as 2020, the West Kowloon Anti-Mafia Team also revealed that drug trafficking syndicates rented vacant ground shops to store methamphetamine weighing about 296 kilograms and with a market value of about 158 million yuan. The description is rare.
The "evolution" of the drug hiding methods of the drug cartels is believed to be to deceive people and avoid police investigation. In addition to the high cost of renting a store, the store deposit alone is a big expense in the previous period, so it is suitable for storing large quantities of drugs.
Another commonality between the two cases is that the methamphetamine seized was packed in tea bags.
Looking through the large number of methamphetamine cases detected by the police in the past, and even the methamphetamine seized in overseas regions, there is no shortage of green or yellow tea bags of the same "Guanyin King" as packaging.
Including the 7.8 million yuan of methamphetamine seized by the Customs in Tai Po in July last year, the 25 million yuan of methamphetamine seized by the Narcotics Investigation Bureau of the Police in a residential unit in Hung Hom District in June last year, and the 2020 West Kowloon Anti-triad Team seized meth in a vacant shop in Yau Ma Tei 158 million yuan of methamphetamine, all packaged in the same tea bag in the case.
▼Common "Guanyin King" tea package methamphetamine▼
According to the news, the drug manufacturing group will pack the drugs in the same packaging bag, which is like a "mark".
For example, the previous "Double Lions Earth" heroin was a drug brand in the Golden Triangle region of Southeast Asia; drug dealers also used sports brand Nike, fast food restaurant chain KFC, and clown dolls as marks to represent different batches of cocaine entering the market Wait.
The "Guanyin King" methamphetamine is believed to have come from a drug factory in the Golden Triangle area of Myanmar, with an annual output in tons.
In addition to the brand effect of tea packaging, it can also be vacuum-treated to achieve moisture-proof effect.
In addition, because methamphetamine can be made from chemical raw materials, it is not limited by the geographical environment. In addition, the population of methamphetamine users is large, so the Golden Triangle area, which produced more heroin in the past, has changed to "ice" in the past 3 to 4 years.
▼The police once cracked a 100 million yuan methamphetamine case in a vacant shop▼
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On the 5th, two stores concealed drugs│Kwun Tong Convenience Store hidden $50 million of methamphetamine Adjacent store: Laguna Central Convenience Store warehouse only opened for 5 hours a day 57 million yuan of methamphetamine was hidden 22-year-old gangster owner was arrested for drug trafficking Tsuen Wan grocery store was empty and sold small Quantity of goods opened "secret room" to hide 75 million methamphetamine police arrested male staff Tsuen Wan grocery store for possession of drugs｜It has been open for several months and has almost no stock to sell Nearby shop owner: worried that he will die
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