A 39-year-old man was arrested as Tsuen Wan police raided two warehouses in the area on Wednesday night and seized HK$3.6 million worth of drugs, including crack cocaine and “ice” drug.
After in-depth investigations, Tsuen Wan police targeted two warehouses at an industrial building on Wang Lung Street that were used as storage by drug distributors.
Around 11 pm last night (Wed), officers raided the premises and seized 4,600 g of ketamine, 730 g of crack cocaine, and 880 g of “ice” drug – methamphetamine, worth over HK$3.6 million.
They also seized drug packaging equipment, including electronic scales and a significant number of plastic bags.
During the operation, police arrested a 39-year-old man named Chan for trafficking dangerous drugs. The arrestee was reportedly a deliveryman for an online pet supplies shop.
Preliminary investigation revealed that criminals paid Chan to help with drug trafficking by using his identity as a deliveryman.
Police said they might make more arrests and believed they had intercepted the batch of drugs that will be supplied within the district in the summer.