A convenience store in the Lagoon Center shopping mall in Kwun Tong was suspected of using the store as a cover for drug trafficking. The police took action yesterday (January 31) and arrested the 22-year-old man in charge. About 100 kilograms of tea and tin foil were seized in the store. The suspected methamphetamine covered up has a market value of about 57 million yuan.
The incident was the second case in which the police uncovered a large number of drugs hidden in a store within 5 days.
Some tenants said that the convenience store involved has been in operation for about half a year, and usually only operates for 5 hours a day, and sometimes it does not even open the door. Usually, a man looks after the shop.
After the lion dance in the shopping mall yesterday, the police suddenly arrived and arrested people.
Police yesterday (January 31) raided a convenience store in the Lagoon Center shopping mall in Kwun Tong District and seized about 100 kilograms of suspected methamphetamine in the store.
(Photo by Luo Minyan)
The convenience store involved in the incident seen at the scene is not large in size, and the shelves in the store are filled with potato chips, candies and drinks.
According to nearby tenants, the convenience store involved has been in operation for about half a year. It usually opens at 11:00 am and closes at 4:00 pm. Sometimes it doesn’t even open. A man usually looks after the store. The rent is estimated to be about 10,000 yuan.
The tenant also pointed out that the lion dance was performed in the shopping mall yesterday, "pinging bells and bangs", and then the police arrived at the scene to arrest them.
Inspector Chu Shaolin of the Police Narcotics Investigation Division explained the case and believed that the male shopkeeper was recruited by a drug cartel a month ago and proposed to use the warehouse of the convenience store to store 100 kilograms of suspected methamphetamine.
The drug trafficking group used tea and tin foil as a cover, and put the 100 kilograms of suspected methamphetamine in 5 plastic boxes, mixed among the goods in the warehouse.
The batch of drugs is estimated to be supplied to the local market and has been stored for about a month.
It is understood that the person in charge of the arrested man has a gangster background.
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The incident is the second case within 5 days that a store was revealed to have a large amount of drugs. Last Saturday (28th), the police searched a grocery store on Xiang Wo Street, Tsuen Wan with a court warrant, and seized a total of 130 kilograms of suspected drugs that were also packaged in tea. Meth, arrested a male clerk.
The store sells a small amount of groceries, including floor mops and aprons, etc. The police believe that the suspect used the store as a cover to store methamphetamine in a relatively hidden "secret room" in the store. The source of the drugs is still under investigation.