Hong Kong Customs has confiscated about HK$52 million worth of suspected cocaine and arrested a man during an anti-narcotics operation, also shutting down a newly set up drugs storage in Cheung Sha Wan.
Customs officers intercepted a man at the car park of a private residential estate in Cheung Sha Wan on Wednesday afternoon and found about 1kg of suspected cocaine inside his rucksack. The man was subsequently arrested.
Officers later escorted the man to one of the units of the residential estate for a search and further seized about 59kg of suspected cocaine.
Customs said the unemployed man has been charged with two counts of trafficking in a dangerous drug. He will appear at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts tomorrow.
Investigations showed the storage operations were carried out in the residential unit for less than a month, and officers believed only a small quantity of the drugs have been sold locally.
In Hong Kong, trafficking in a dangerous drug carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment and a HK$5 million fine.