Man detained on suspicion of drug trafficking after police pounce at Hong Kong public estate
- Man intercepted outside his car at Pak Tin Estate in Sham Shui Po, with police officers seizing suspected cocaine, ketamine and cannabis
- Suspect’s arrest follows series of police operations cracking down on city’s cannabis trade between April 11 and 20
The arrest followed a series of law enforcement operations to clamp down on cannabis, with officers detaining 41 suspects and seizing about HK$1.96 million (US$249,853) worth of the substance from April 11 to 20.
The man was intercepted outside his car at Pak Tin Estate off Nam Cheong Street in Sham Shui Po at about 10pm on Thursday.
“Officers seized suspected cocaine, ketamine and cannabis, weighing about 57 grams in total in the car and from the man. The haul has an estimated street value of HK$70,000,” police said on Friday.
The suspect was detained on suspicion of trafficking in a dangerous drug – an offence punishable by up to life in prison and a HK$5 million fine.
As of Friday morning, the man was still being held for questioning and had not been charged. Detectives from the Sham Shui Po special duty squad are investigating the case.