Hong Kong customs arrests US arrival over 1.3kg of cocaine hidden inside body

  • 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.

https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3249266/hong-kong-customs-arrests-us-arrival-over-13kg-cocaine-hidden-inside-body

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