Police seize 164kg of suspected cocaine worth HK$136 million, arrest Hong Kong man in biggest bust of the drug this year
Hong Kong police have seized about 164kg (361lbs) of suspected cocaine worth HK$136 million (US$17 million) and arrested a 45-year-old man for alleged drug trafficking in the city’s biggest bust of the substance so far this year.
The cocaine was confiscated in Fanling during an anti-drugs operation at about 11.30am on Tuesday, the force revealed on Wednesday.
Police said officers noticed a suspicious man with a large black travel bag who had entered a unit of a factory building in On Lok Tsuen. He was then stopped by officers as he was leaving.
Hong Kong police have seized about 164kg (361lbs) of suspected cocaine worth HK$136 million (US$17 million) and arrested a 45-year-old man for alleged drug trafficking in the city’s biggest bust of the substance so far this year.
The cocaine was confiscated in Fanling during an anti-drugs operation at about 11.30am on Tuesday, the force revealed on Wednesday.
Police said officers noticed a suspicious man with a large black travel bag who had entered a unit of a factory building in On Lok Tsuen. He was then stopped by officers as he was leaving.
A total of 164 bricks of suspected cocaine each weighing 1kg were found in the unit, Senior Inspector Ching Sze-kei of the narcotics bureau said.
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