Massive crystal meth crackdown in Guangdong province forcing Hong Kong drug dealers to find new suppliers across Asia and Africa
In new trend, parcels containing Ice are being airmailed to the city
A massive crackdown on crystal meth factories in Guangdong province has forced Hong Kong drug dealers to find new suppliers across Asia and Africa, the Post has learned.
The new trend surfaced after a series of parcels containing the methamphetamine, also known as Ice, were mailed to the city and intercepted at the airport’s cargo terminal this year, according to law enforcement sources.
Customs officers at the terminal found 8kg of Ice hidden in seven parcels that had been airmailed from Benin, Cameroon, Malaysia and Nigeria in the first four months of this year. No such seizures were made in the same period last year.
“It is obviously a new trend in smuggling the drug Ice,” a law enforcement source said.
He said customs officers had strengthened inspection of inbound parcels arriving from those countries and boosted intelligence exchange and cooperation with their counterparts overseas.