Four men arrested in HK$10 million cannabis bust
Officers suspect haul was imported from abroad and was intended for sale to local users
Hong Kong police arrested four men on Sunday, seizing HK$10 million worth of cannabis.
Officers from the Narcotics Bureau ambushed a 48-year-old suspect at a car park at Chui Tin Street in Sha Tin at about noon. Inside his car, 136 packs of cannabis in nine boxes – weighing 35kg in total – were found.
Police also approached two suspects in another car park on the same street as they were boarding a seven-seater. The men tried to flee in the car and collided with a police vehicle.
The driver, 21, and his passenger were, 38, subdued and arrested. A total of 80 packs of cannabis weighing 23kg were found in the car. No one was injured.
At about 3pm, police raided a 19 square metre flat in an industrial building on Sui Wo Road in Fo Tan and arrested a 20-year-old man. The site is suspected to have been used as a storage area for the contraband.