Routine police identity check ends in seizure of HK$76 million worth of heroin and crystal meth in Hong Kong
- Officers found 1.5kg of heroin on a 57-year-old man they stopped in Sham Shui Po and 84.5kg of heroin and crystal meth in a nearby flat
- The haul is the 10th major drug bust in the past three weeks, with the previous seizures netting HK$436 million worth of narcotics
In the latest operation, officers from the Kowloon West emergency unit stopped a 57-year-old man for an identity check on Yen Chow Street in Sham Shui Po shortly before 10am.
Chief Inspector Kong Ha-sang said officers found 1.5kg of suspected heroin in three bags the man was allegedly carrying.
In a follow-up raid on a nearby flat rented by the suspect on the same street, officers found another 42.3kg of suspected heroin in two boxes and one rucksack, and 42.2kg of what appeared to be crystal meth in another two boxes, according to Kong.
“The haul has an estimated street value of HK$76 million,” she said, adding the illegal drugs were for local consumption. “Our investigation revealed that the flat had been used for the storage of illegal drugs for several days.”