Hong Kong police arrest 2 suspected of drug trafficking after HK$135,000 in narcotics seized from factory unit
- Police intercept man, 31, on street after receiving intelligence, finding cocaine on him; woman, 32, found later in raid on nearby building
- Pair detained on suspicion of drug trafficking and possessing instruments fit for consumption of narcotics
Hong Kong police have arrested two people on suspicion of drug trafficking after HK$135,000 (US$17,213) worth of illegal narcotics were found in a factory unit.
The suspects, a man, 31, and a woman, 32, were on Thursday still in police custody. Officers acting on intelligence intercepted the man on Yip Shing Street in Kwai Chung at about 7pm on Wednesday, seizing about 10 grams of suspected cocaine in his possession.
Another 17 grams of cocaine and three grams of ketamine were found in his car parked nearby.
In a subsequent raid on a unit in a nearby factory building, officers found another 65 grams of suspected meth and 270 grams of cannabis buds along with some instruments for narcotics consumption.
Officers found the 32-year-old woman on the premises during the raid.
Police said the seized narcotics had an estimated street value of HK$135,000.
The pair were detained on suspicion of drug trafficking and possessing instruments fit for smoking dangerous drugs.
