Thursday, April 30, 2009

Hong Kong Customs seizes 10 kg of drugs

HONG KONG, April 29 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong Customs announced Wednesday that
they seized about 10 kg of met amphetamine in an anti-drug trafficking operation
on Tuesday.

On April 28, customs officers intercepted an incoming private vehicle at
Lok Ma Chau Control Point for clearance and uncovered the drug in the baggage of
the three passengers in the vehicle.

Three of the arrested, two Malaysian men and one Malaysian woman, aged
between 27 and 36, will be charged with trafficking a dangerous drug. The male
driver, a 41-year-old local resident, has been released on police bail pending
investigations.

Under the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, drug trafficking is a serious offense.
The maximum penalty is life imprisonment and a fine of 5 million HK
dollars.

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