A customs officer stands guard in front of the cocaine worth HK$246 million (US$31.7 million) hidden in an aircraft engine. Photo: Nora Tam
A customs officer stands guard in front of the cocaine worth HK$246 million (US$31.7 million) hidden in an aircraft engine. Photo: Nora Tam
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Hong Kong /  Law and Crime

Hong Kong customs officers find nearly US$32 million worth of cocaine packed in jet engine shipped from South America

  • Engine was inside container that arrived from Ecuador but was never claimed
  • Officers found 217kg of the drug hidden inside, in the largest such seizure so far this year

Clifford Lo
Clifford Lo

Updated: 2:15pm, 26 May, 2020

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A customs officer stands guard in front of the cocaine worth HK$246 million (US$31.7 million) hidden in an aircraft engine. Photo: Nora Tam
A customs officer stands guard in front of the cocaine worth HK$246 million (US$31.7 million) hidden in an aircraft engine. Photo: Nora Tam
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