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Hong Kong customs seize record haul of methamphetamine

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2022-04-11 08:22:26Xinhua Editor : Li Yan ECNS App Download

Hong Kong Customs said Sunday that it has seized about 700 kg of suspected methamphetamine, the biggest haul of the drug to date, in an operation at Hong Kong International Airport and a logistics warehouse, and two men were arrested.

Through risk assessment, officers of Hong Kong Customs first inspected an airborne consignment declared as containing transformers that arrived from Mexico at Hong Kong International Airport on March 18. About 447 kg of suspected liquid methamphetamine was found concealed inside three huge transformers.

Following investigation and intelligence exchange with the anti-smuggling departments of the mainland customs, Hong Kong Customs made a further seizure on March 24 at a logistics warehouse, in which about 253 kg of suspected methamphetamine was found in 10 pieces of industrial-use anti-vibratory rubber.

Under Hong Kong's Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, trafficking a dangerous drug is a serious offense. The maximum penalty upon conviction is a fine of 5 million Hong Kong dollars and life imprisonment.

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