Biggest cannabis seizure in a decade at Hong Kong International Airport, after HK$12 million worth of bud airmailed from Canada
- The 128 packets of bud were hidden inside loudspeakers airmailed to the city from Toronto, according to customs department
- Officers says ‘some of the drug was for local consumption and the rest was destined for Southeast Asian countries’
Customs officers at Hong Kong International Airport have made their biggest cannabis seizure in a decade, finding HK$12 million worth of the drug hidden in loudspeakers and airmailed from Canada, a senior official said on Thursday.
A 50-year-old man – a driver for a logistics company – was arrested when he arrived at the cargo terminal to pick up the consignment on Friday.
Later, customs officers posing as delivery workers made a controlled delivery of the goods to a Sheung Shui village at the request of the consignee the same day, but no further arrests were made.
According to the Customs and Excise Department, the haul was found hidden in a parcel declared as containing loudspeakers and airmailed to the city from Toronto.
After officers selected it for inspection on Friday, X-ray examination showed suspicious images. Inside each carton, customs officers found two loudspeakers.