Hong Kong Customs seizes three kilogrammes of suspected methamphetamine at Lo Wu Control Point (with photo)

21 Dec 2014

Hong Kong Customs seized about three kilogrammes of suspected methamphetamine at Lo Wu Control Point yesterday (December 20) and arrested an 18-year-old incoming female passenger. The market value of the drug was about $1.2 million.

Customs officers intercepted an incoming passenger at Lo Wu Control Point yesterday afternoon and found the drug contained in plastic bags placed in her hand-carry bag.

The arrested woman, who claimed to be unemployed, was charged with trafficking in a dangerous drug. She will appear at the Fanling Magistrates' Courts tomorrow (December 22).

Under the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, drug trafficking is a serious offence. The maximum penalty is life imprisonment and a fine of $5 million.

Ends/Sunday, December 21, 2014

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