On the afternoon of July 28, 2022 a “friend” called me, and asked where I was. I told her I was at my boarding house. She then asked if I could run an errand for her, and gave me an address. She mentioned that she needed me to collect a package delivery from DHL.
Upon my arrival, I saw three men delivering the package. I approached them and told them that I was here to pick up the package. I showed them the tracking number. They asked for the phone number of the consignee, so I called my friend and she answered. The DHL couriers saw me calling and heard my conversation. My friend then told me that I didn’t need to pick up the package anymore. However, the men asked me for my identification and took me inside a van.
Inside the van, five people interrogated me and demanded to know what was inside the package. I told them that I didn’t know. They then requested to see my mobile phone records, to which I consented. They asked me if I knew the person who asked me to pick up the package, and I confirmed that she was my friend. They also asked me if I was getting paid HK$150 for picking up the package, which I confirmed. They read my conversation on my phone, but then my friend blocked my number. The men saw that my friend blocked me and then asked me if I was willing to cooperate with them, to which I replied “YES.”
I don’t know my friend’s real name. I met her only once at my boarding house, and at that time, she was pregnant. She has a black boyfriend and is a refugee in Hong Kong.
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