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Indonesia arrests four foreigners for alleged drug smuggling

Indonesian authorities said Wednesday they have arrested four foreigners for allegedly trying to smuggle drugs into the country, including a Nigerian man who had swallowed dozens of capsules filled with more than a kilogram (2.2 pounds) of methamphetamine.

A Brazilian man and three Nigerian men were arrested separately between January and March at Soekarno-Hatta international airport in Jakarta and several apartments in the capital, police spokesperson Trunoyudo Wisnu Andika told a news conference in Jakarta.

Indonesia is a major hub for drug trafficking in Southeast Asia and has strict drug laws, with convicted smugglers sometimes executed by firing squad.

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$1.1m worth of methamphetamine discovered inside pair of African drums

Customs have seized two kilograms of suspected methamphetamine worth about HK$1.1 million inside two djembe drums in an air cargo from Africa at the Chek Lap Kok airport at the weekend.

Customs officers said they arrested a 36-year-old male driver of a transportation company who was hired by drug traffickers to collect the goods at the air cargo terminal to be delivered to rural area in Yuen Long.

Through risk assessment, they inspected the air cargo consignment from Africa, which claimed to be carrying handicrafts.

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Mastermind who coerced two young women to traffic cocaine into HK sentenced 27 years

A 33-year-old man was on Friday jailed for 27 years for recruiting two young women to traffic nearly 2 kg of cocaine into Hong Kong hidden in their suitcases three years ago. The two women were also jailed for 12 years and three months.

The mastermind was Lam Hoi-kit, and the two women were Chung Lai-tung, 23, and Ho Hiu-ling, 26. The three were earlier convicted of trafficking in dangerous drugs by a jury.

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Customs seizes HK$24.8m worth of opium and ketamine at HK airport

Hong Kong Customs said on Friday that they have uncovered two drug trafficking cases at the Hong Kong International Airport and seized 130 kilograms of opium and 16 kilograms of ketamine, with an estimated market value of HK$24.8 million.

Customs officers of the Airport Command inspected a cargo declared as “plastic bottles” being shipped from Pakistan to the city and found the batch of opium within, with the batch estimated to be worth HK$15 million.

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A female passenger from Madagascar arrested at the Hong Kong International Airport for drug trafficking, with about 780 grams of suspected methamphetamine worth HK$440,000 seized

Hong Kong Customs yesterday (February 19) detected a passenger drug trafficking case at Hong Kong International Airport and seized about 780 grams of suspected methamphetamine with an estimated market value of about $440,000. An incoming woman was arrested.

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Hong Kong police arrest 633 for handling HK$7.8 billion in suspected criminal proceeds in month-long money-laundering crackdown

Two suspects allegedly set up 10 shell companies and opened 13 corporate accounts to handle HK$5.5 billion in criminal proceeds.

According to Australian police, Sydney-based syndicate acted as unregulated multinational bank.

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One arrested for trafficking HK$57 million in drugs

One man on suspicion of drug trafficking was arrested as Hong Kong Customs seized about 100 kg of methamphetamine with a market value of around HK$57 million.

Customs announced on Tuesday that officers found the drugs when inspecting an air cargo consignment arriving in Hong Kong from Canada at the airport on January 30.

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$75m methamphetamine packed in teabags seized

A 42-year-old man was arrested in a disguised household goods store in Tsuen Wan for drug trafficking on Saturday after police seized 130 kilograms of methamphetamine worth about HK$75 million.

The Mong Kok police earlier received reports that drug traffickers use the store as a disguise to set up a drug warehouse. An anti-drug operation was conducted on Saturday during which a suspicious man was found entering the store and over a hundred packets of suspected methamphetamine were packaged in tea bags.

The shopkeeper was arrested.

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$75m methamphetamine packed in teabags seized

A 42-year-old man was arrested in a disguised household goods store in Tsuen Wan for drug trafficking on Saturday after police seized 130 kilograms of methamphetamine worth about HK$75 million.

The Mong Kok police earlier received reports that drug traffickers use the store as a disguise to set up a drug warehouse. An anti-drug operation was conducted on Saturday during which a suspicious man was found entering the store and over a hundred packets of suspected methamphetamine were packaged in tea bags.

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Customs seize HK$430,000 worth of drugs, arrest one

Customs seized about 760 grams of methamphetamine with a value of about HK$430,000 at Hong Kong International Airport on Tuesday.

During customs clearance, officers found the batch of suspected methamphetamine concealed inside the underpants a man was wearing.

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Drug trafficking driver wanted over four-car pile-up in West Kowloon

A four-car pile-up involving a school bus with 13 kids onboard at the West Kowloon Corridor Saturday morning saw a private car driver fleeing the scene when aiding police investigations. The driver eventually ran away and officers later seized some drugs in his car.

Apart from the school bus, the crash also involved a Volkswagen, a Tesla, and a taxi.

The incident occurred around 9.30am when the vehicles were heading towards Kwai Tsung but were forced to pull over at the section of road opposite the New Kowloon Plaza.

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13 Hong Kong domestic helpers among 18 arrested in police probe into HK$35 million money-laundering scheme

Domestic helpers along with five ringleaders detained in series of police raids on Monday.

Women alleged to have been recruited to open bank accounts taken over by syndicate to launder cash.

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Customs seizes HK$52m worth of suspected cocaine, shuts down Cheung Sha Wan drugs storage

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.

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Hong Kong customs seizes drugs worth HK$3.1 billion in 11 months, most in 20 years

Hong Kong customs officials seized six tonnes (6.6 tons) of drugs worth more than HK$3.1 billion (US$397 million) from January to November, beating the record annual haul over the past two decades.

Methamphetamine, also known as Ice, accounted for half the total and arrived mostly by air or sea from Mexico. Other drugs seized included 692kg of cocaine, 540kg of ketamine, 419kg of cannabis and 88kg of heroin.

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