The Post Office defended its supervision system yesterday after a postman was arrested for allegedly trafficking $8 million worth of Ecstasy tablets through the mail.
Postmaster-General Allan Chiang Yam-wang was speaking after Wong Sai-keung was allegedly caught at 6pm on Tuesday carrying 30 parcels in his bag containing 24,700 tablets from the Netherlands while delivering letters in a building in Tak Man Street, Hunghom. Three more parcels with 2,500 tablets were seized from the mail distribution division in Kowloon City.
Wong, 48, has been charged with one count of trafficking in Ecstasy and appeared in Kowloon City Court yesterday. He did not enter a plea and his case was adjourned until July 8 for government chemist reports.
Acting principal magistrate Colin Mackintosh ordered Wong to be remanded in custody.
Mr Chiang said law-enforcement agencies were occasionally consulted on ways to plug security loopholes in the mail delivery system and he did not see a need to strengthen existing supervision.
'We have a closed-circuit television system in the big offices. We also have postal inspectors supervise outdoor work,' he said.