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- Police say they intercepted two cargo containers from South American country Suriname at warehouse and discovered 225kg of cocaine bricks in scrap metal
- Two alleged members of drug-trafficking syndicate arrested at warehouse
Hong Kong police have made their biggest cocaine seizure this year, confiscating more than HK$200 million (US$25.6 million) worth of the illegal drug hidden in 40 tonnes of scrap metal at a warehouse in the New Territories.
Superintendent Wilson Tam of the force’s narcotics bureau said on Sunday that officers intercepted two cargo containers from South American country Suriname last week after receiving intelligence, and discovered 225kg (495lbs) of cocaine bricks – the most found this year by police.
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