- Suspect, 30, arriving from New York aroused suspicion of authorities while passing through customs on Saturday
- He was arrested after discharging 116 pellets of suspected cocaine weighing about 1.3kg and worth an estimated HK$1.3 million
A visitor from the United States has been arrested and charged over allegedly carrying 1.3kg of cocaine worth an estimated HK$1.3 million (US$166,290) inside his body into Hong Kong.
The 30-year-old man arriving from New York aroused the suspicion of authorities while passing through customs on Saturday and he was escorted to hospital, where he underwent an examination.
A doctor confirmed foreign objects were hidden inside a body cavity, according to a customs department statement, which did not specify the part concerned.
