Stimulants

Customs seizes record HK$760m cocaine haul

7 Jul 2012

A joint operation between Hong Kong and US authorities has led to the city's biggest seizure of cocaine.

7:27PM

Drug mules bear the brunt of rising cocaine arrests

9 Jun 2012

Cocaine smuggling from South America is on the rise.

Drug cartels are using couriers, or 'mules', trained to carry up to 1.7kg of the drug in their stomachs for flights lasting 20...

5:06PM

Colombian held over drug-soaked bags

21 Apr 2012

A diligent sniffer dog at the airport has helped the authorities uncover a new tactic used by South American drug smugglers.

1:05PM

Hit middlemen in birth trade hard

26 Feb 2012

The public has grown increasingly frustrated at the seeming impotence of the authorities to stem the tide of mainland mothers overtaxing the city's obstetrics services.

8:27AM

Internet addiction 'rots teen brains'

16 Jan 2012

Too much time spent on the internet can damage a teenager's brain as much as taking alcohol or cocaine, researchers found.

Nerve fibres in the brains of teens addicted to the...

5:32AM

Two Hongkongers sought by police after further drug raids in Manila

16 Jan 2012

Philippine anti-drugs police are searching for two Hongkongers after two Ice factories were found abandoned in the same upmarket community where five Hongkongers were arrested last week.

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5:30AM

Opinion

The last straw for Terry Wong?

2:53PM

Alex Lo

Survey exposes racism's shameful face

1:51AM

Mainland car and van shipments make late surge

Mainland car sales ended the year on a relatively strong note, with shipments of new passenger vehicles rising last month to their highest levels since last January's record volumes.

5:11AM

Hongkongers held in Ice factory raid

Five Hongkongers, including twins, were arrested in a predawn raid on an Ice factory yesterday inside an upmarket gated complex in suburban Manila.

4:47AM

Pair get 15 years for smuggling cocaine to HK

A Paraguayan and his Chinese accomplice were jailed for 15 years yesterday for smuggling HK$67 million worth of cocaine from South America to Hong Kong.

The consequences of their...

3:24AM

Of all addictive drugs, Ice is one of the worst

Crystal meth, or Ice, ranks among the most harmful and addictive controlled drugs available. Its side effects include psychosis, heart attack, uncontrolled scratching of imaginary insects under...

3:07AM

Car sales slip again in world's top market

Mainland passenger car sales fell last month for the second time this year, according to preliminary figures.

2:56AM

PLA eyes 'Night Eagle' to make army of night owls

The People's Liberation Army (PLA) has opened up a new front in the war against sleep.

It has developed a drug that can keep its soldiers awake and active for as long as 72 hours,...

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