Just now!Hong Kong Customs seized 417 kilograms of cocaine!Market value 256 million!2 people arreste
- Author:weiyun.com
- Source:weiyun.com
- Release Date:2025-12-19
Following Weiyun.com’s report yesterday, 430 kilograms of drugs were seized in an international container at Yantian Port!Container inspection may be upgraded!, another drug smuggling and trafficking case was announced!On December 16, Hong Kong Customs announced that a major drug trafficking case had been uncovered early last month in a joint operation with the Mainland Customs anti-smuggling department, the Hong Kong Police Force and the Fire Services Department.
This case was the first to detect the criminal method of using the suction port on the bottom of an ocean-going ship to hide drugs. About 417 kilograms of suspected cocaine was seized in Tsing Yi, with an estimated market value of HK$256 million, and two men involved were arrested.
Earlier, through intelligence analysis and risk assessment, Customs identified an ocean-going ship and suspected that criminals were using the bottom structure of the ship to store drugs, and the method of hiding drugs was different from traditional containers.
After analyzing the cargo ship's structure, driving route and the source of the drugs, customs conducted an underwater inspection of the target ship arriving from Brazil and found 11 bags of suspected cocaine weighing a total of about 417 kilograms in the water inlet on the bottom of the ship. The entire salvage process took 11 hours.
This case was the first to detect the criminal method of using the suction port on the bottom of an ocean-going ship to hide drugs. About 417 kilograms of suspected cocaine was seized in Tsing Yi, with an estimated market value of HK$256 million, and two men involved were arrested.
Earlier, through intelligence analysis and risk assessment, Customs identified an ocean-going ship and suspected that criminals were using the bottom structure of the ship to store drugs, and the method of hiding drugs was different from traditional containers.
After analyzing the cargo ship's structure, driving route and the source of the drugs, customs conducted an underwater inspection of the target ship arriving from Brazil and found 11 bags of suspected cocaine weighing a total of about 417 kilograms in the water inlet on the bottom of the ship. The entire salvage process took 11 hours.
Customs stated that the drug trafficking group attempted to use the ship as a mobile maritime drug storage warehouse to distribute drugs to many places. This operation successfully destroyed this large-scale maritime drug supply chain.
The two arrested men, aged 37 and 45 respectively, have been released pending further investigation.The case is still under investigation and more arrests cannot be ruled out.
According to Hong Kong's Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, trafficking in dangerous drugs is a serious crime. Upon conviction, the maximum penalty is a fine of HK$5 million and life imprisonment.
The two arrested men, aged 37 and 45 respectively, have been released pending further investigation.The case is still under investigation and more arrests cannot be ruled out.
According to Hong Kong's Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, trafficking in dangerous drugs is a serious crime. Upon conviction, the maximum penalty is a fine of HK$5 million and life imprisonment.