Hong Kong customs seizes HK$140 million worth of cocaine hidden in container from Suriname

  • Officers found 104 bricks of suspected cocaine in a container from South America that was declared to be carrying frozen meat
  • Amount of drugs seized was about 135 kilograms
  • Each brick weighed 1.3kg
  • Two men, aged 28 and 33, were arrested on Monday; one allegedly helped with the logistics of shipping the container to Hong Kong, the other is said to be the consignee

Source: info.gov.hk