Police seized a total of 200 bricks, each weighing approximately 1 kilogram of suspected cocaine. (Screenshot from police Facebook)
Acting on intelligence and conducting an investigation, law enforcement agencies launched a drug crackdown yesterday (1/10). They stopped and searched a van as it was leaving a metered parking lot near Kau Sai Sun Tsuen in Sai Kung. Officers seized 10 nylon bags from the back of the van, each containing 20 bricks of suspected cocaine, weighing approximately one kilogram. A total of 200 bricks of suspected cocaine, with a market value of over HK$146 million, were seized during the operation.
The van containing the drugs Photo: 蔡楚輝/Singtao
Officers arrested a 31-year-old local man, who was in the van, for trafficking in dangerous drugs. It is reported that the arrested man said that he was unemployed and is currently being detained for investigation. He will later be temporarily charged with one count of “trafficking in dangerous drugs” and will appear in the Kwun Tong Magistrates’ Courts tomorrow morning (3/10).
The drugs were disguised as delivery parcels Photo: 蔡楚輝/Singtao
Preliminary investigations suggest that the man was paid approximately $35,000 to act as a “sidekick” for the drug trafficking syndicate. It is understood that the arrested man was primarily responsible for delivering the drugs to various locations and markets. Law enforcement agencies are working to trace the source of the drugs.
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