Hong Kong police arrest 2 after seizing suspected illegal drugs worth HK$3 million in subdivided flat
- Suspected crystal meth, crack and cocaine found during raid on Mong Kok flat, force says
- Officers arrest 36-year-old man along with 59-year-old suspect following raid on flat allegedly used for drug production
Hong Kong police have arrested two men after seizing more than HK$3 million (US$383,410) worth of suspected illegal drugs in a subdivided flat allegedly used for the production of narcotics.
The force on Wednesday said officers from the Mong Kok special duties squad, acting on intelligence, stopped a 36-year-old man outside the flat on Soy Street in Mong Kok the day before.
Police found two packs of suspected crack cocaine, weighing about one gram in total, allegedly in his possession.
“In a follow-up raid on the flat, officers discovered about 7kg [15.4lbs] of what appeared to be Ice [crystal meth], 103.4 grams of suspected crack cocaine and 94.5 grams of suspected cocaine, along with some drug manufacturing equipment,” the force said.
“The illegal drugs found in the operation have an estimated street value of HK$3.14 million.”
Police arrested the man along with another suspect, a 59-year-old, who was in the flat during the raid.