Hong Kong customs officials apprehended three individuals at the Hong Kong International Airport for allegedly smuggling a significant amount of drugs, including liquid cocaine and ketamine. The seized drugs are estimated to be worth HK$9.4 million. In a separate incident, a Hong Kong police officer was injured after being dragged by a suspected drug-related vehicle.
Hong Kong customs officers have arrested three travellers, including a man from Malaysia, for allegedly smuggling drugs in separate cases involving more than HK$9 million (US$1.16 million) at the airport. The Customs and Excise Department said on Wednesday officers seized about 4.5kg (9.9lbs) of suspected liquid cocaine and about 12kg of suspected ketamine from the three passengers at the Hong Kong International Airport on Tuesday. The suspected drugs had a combined market value of HK$9.
4 million. Officers arrested a 32-year-old man from Malaysia during customs clearance after finding 2kg of suspected ketamine in tea leaf packaging in his carry-on suitcase. In the second case, about 4.5kg of suspected liquid cocaine was found in the checked-in suitcase of a 26-year-old man who arrived from Sao Paulo, Brazil, via Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.In the third case, a 46-year-old male passenger arriving from Paris, France, was found with about 10kg of suspected ketamine hidden in protein powder packaging inside his checked-in suitcase. All three individuals have been charged and investigations are underway to determine the full extent of their respective cases. In another case, a Hong Kong police officer was also injured on Wednesday after being dragged for approximately 250 metres by a van he deemed suspicious during his patrol. The incident unfolded around 10 am near the intersection of Lai Po Road and Lin Cheung Road, Cheung Sha Wan, when the uniformed officer approached the vehicle stationary at the scene.officers had noticed the driver holding what appeared to be a syringe and several packages of suspected drugs inside the vehicle. The officer attempted to order the middle-aged man to exit the van, but the driver accelerated and sped away, resulting in the officer clinging to the window fram
DRUG SMUGGLING ARREST HONG KONG AIRPORT POLICE INJURY
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