Hong Kong Customs Seizes HK$3.4 Million in Drugs, Arrests Two

Hong Kong customs seizes HK$3.4 million worth of suspected drugs, arrests 2 men

Hong Kong customs officers have seized 6.5kg of suspected drugs worth about HK$3.4 million (US$433,800) and arrested two men in separate cases earlier this week. The Customs and Excise Department said on Friday that the first arrest occurred two days earlier at Hong Kong International Airport, when officers found 3.1kg (6.8lbs) of suspected ketamine in the baggage of a 43-year-old man arriving from Bangkok. The department said the suspected drug was concealed inside food packaging in the...

By Ng Kang-chung