Hong Kong police seize HK$3.2 million worth of cocaine, crack in Yuen Long flat, arrest 1
- Officers also seize equipment suspected to have been used to manufacture crack
- In a separate case, two suspects are arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking in Ap Lei Chau
The haul was found shortly after officers intercepted the man on a Yuen Long street and allegedly found seven grams of cocaine on his person on Tuesday. Police subsequently raided his flat at the district’s Park Signature housing estate.
“In his residence, officers seized 1.3kg of suspected crack cocaine and 1kg of suspected cocaine along with some drug manufacturing equipment. The seized drugs have an estimated street value of HK$3.2 million,” police said in a statement.
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The man was detained on suspicion of drug trafficking and the manufacture of a dangerous drug, crimes punishable by up to life imprisonment and a HK$5 million fine.
As of Wednesday morning, the suspect was still being held for questioning.
In a separate anti-narcotics operation, police arrested two suspected traffickers following the seizure of HK$17,000 worth of illegal drugs in a hotel room in Ap Lei Chau on Tuesday night.
Officers detained a 46-year-old man on San Shi Street, then took him to his room at a nearby hotel for a follow-up raid. A 39-year-old woman was inside the room at the time.
Police said the pair were arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking after 13 grams of narcotics were allegedly found in the room.
In the first nine months of this year, local authorities seized 1,704kg of cocaine, up 75.3 per cent from 972kg in the same period last year.
