Hong Kong Customs detects dangerous drugs internal concealment case involving passenger at airport (with photo)
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Hong Kong Customs yesterday (April 19) detected a dangerous drugs internal concealment case involving an incoming passenger at Hong Kong International Airport and seized about 770 grams of suspected cocaine with an estimated market value of about $610,000.
A 45-year-old male passenger arrived in Hong Kong from Montego Bay, Jamaica via Frankfurt, Germany and Doha, Qatar on April 18. During customs clearance, Customs officers suspected that the passenger had dangerous drugs concealed inside his body cavities. He was then escorted to the hospital for examination.
Upon examination, he was confirmed by a doctor to have foreign objects concealed inside his body cavities. He was arrested subsequently. As at 8pm today (April 20), the arrested person has discharged 86 pellets of suspected cocaine weighing about 770g in total.
The arrested person has been charged with one count of trafficking in a dangerous drug.
Customs will continue to apply a risk assessment approach and focus on selecting passengers from high-risk regions for clearance to combat transnational drug trafficking activities.
Under the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, trafficking in a dangerous drug is a serious offence. The maximum penalty upon conviction is a fine of $5 million and life imprisonment.
Members of the public may report any suspected drug trafficking activities to Customs’ 24-hour hotline 182 8080 or its dedicated crime-reporting email account (crimereport@customs.gov.hk) or online form (eform.cefs.gov.hk/form/ced002).