Lamma Island, long considered the home of Hong Kong's expatriate drug subculture, saw its biggest drug raid in recent memory early yesterday morning.
While many will question whether the raid came 30 years too late, more than 60 police officers swooped on four bars on Yung Shue Wan Main Street, detaining 10 expatriates.
Police said the raids had broken up an expatriate-controlled syndicate selling cocaine and marijuana on the island.
The operation had been carefully planned for months by the marine police's regional crime unit, and involved undercover officers posing as drug users to collect information.
Six men, aged between 25 and 67, were arrested in several bars on Yung Shue Wan Main Street for various narcotics-related offences, including drug possession, trafficking and drug use.
The raids took place at the Island Bar, the Deli Lamma, Diesel's and the Waterfront, from midnight on Friday until about 3am yesterday. Ten to 15 officers were gathered at each bar during the searches.
