How a fan heater delivery led Hong Kong authorities to arms and ammunition stash
More than 6,000 bullets were found in the parcels and at their premises
A man and a woman have been arrested after authorities discovered thousands of bullets and gun components in a number of suspicious parcels and at their premises.
Customs officers at Asia Airfreight Terminal in Chek Lap Kok alerted police on Monday after finding about 3,400 rounds of .22 calibre ammunition hidden inside three parcels containing fan heaters.
The address on the parcels led authorities to a Tuen Mun warehouse and a Lok Ma Chau residence, where a further 3,000 rounds of the ammunition and components for five handguns were also seized.
The 41-year-old man and the 44-year-old woman, who claimed to be logistics businesspeople, were arrested for unlicensed possession of arms and ammunition.