Hong Kong police make biggest Ecstasy seizure in 20 years, intercept drugs worth HK$5.2 million and arrest 3 in Sai Kung
- Police say they discovered 33.3kg of illegal drugs in house in Kau Sai San Tsuen, including 46,000 Ecstasy pills
- Man and his girlfriend and mother arrested for alleged trafficking and possession of dangerous drugs
Senior Inspector Chu Siu-lun of the narcotics bureau revealed on Saturday that officers had uncovered an alleged drugs warehouse in a house in Sai Kung on Thursday.
They found 33.3kg of illegal drugs in the house in Kau Sai San Tsuen, including 46,000 Ecstasy pills weighing 23kg in total.
“We have discovered that some drug-trafficking syndicates use houses in remote villages as a cover. They will rent units for storing drugs before selling them in parts,” Chu said.
Officers also seized 5kg of cannabis buds and 327 grams of Etomidate, a short-acting injected anaesthetic listed as a Class A poison, in the house.
Chu said the haul of Ecstasy pills was the biggest intercepted since 2004, while the amount of Etomidate found was the most in the past decade.