6 suspected drug traffickers arrested and HK$63 million in narcotics seized in Hong Kong
- Officers find more than 80kg of cocaine, Ice and liquified methamphetamine in raids carried out in Yuen Long, Mong Kok, Fanling and Sha Tin
- Police seized 910kg of cocaine in the first six months of this year, compared with 17kg in the same period last year
Hong Kong police have arrested six suspected drug traffickers and seized HK$63 million (US$8.11 million) worth of illegal drugs in multiple raids.
Officers apprehended two male suspects, aged 22 and 23, outside a village house in Yuen Long on Sunday night and found 1kg of suspected cocaine on one of them. Inside the house, officers seized another 21.5kg of what appeared to be methamphetamine, also known as Ice.
Investigators discovered liquified methamphetamine in 130 out of 800 bottles labelled as avocado cooking oil, along with drug-making equipment.
“We estimated that about 39kg of Ice could be extracted from the seized liquified methamphetamine,” Chief Inspector Ip Sau-lan of the narcotics bureau said.
In a follow-up raid on a subdivided flat in Mong Kok, police found another 5kg of cocaine.
The operation netted a total of 65.5kg of illegal drugs, with an estimated street value of HK$40.2 million, Ip said.