Hong Kong police look for links between 3 seizures of cocaine after HK$15 million of drug found near shoreline at weekend

Suspected cocaine, with an estimated street value of HK$15 million, found by hikers at Nam She Wan near shoreline

Police source says hikers were suspicious of brick-shaped package, opened it and found what is thought to be cocaine inside

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An earlier seizure of drugs washed up at Lido Beach in Tsuen Wan. Photo: Handout

Published: 9:28pm, 22 Apr 2024Updated: 12:42am, 23 Apr 2024

Parcels containing HK$15 million (US$1.9 million) worth of cocaine are suspected to have washed ashore in Hong Kong, sparking a police investigation into whether the find was linked to similar discoveries earlier this month.

The latest find was made on Sunday afternoon after a group of hikers spotted a brick-shaped package with “VIP” printed on it at Nam She Wan, a rocky coastal area on the eastern side of the city known as the “Thousand Streams Coast”.

Slabs of the drug were found at Nam She Wan on Sunday afternoon. Photo: Handout

A police source said the hikers thought the parcel appeared suspicious, opened it and found white powder inside.

The source added the group searched the surrounding area and found 12 similar parcels, all marked with the same lettering.

One of the hikers, 65, attempted to call police at around 2.20pm, but failed because of poor reception.

The source said the hikers collected six of the packages and planned to take them to Sai Kung Police Station.