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Ng Kang-chung

Customs officers at Hong Kong airport have arrested three passengers who arrived from Frankfurt in Germany, seizing 30kg of suspected ketamine with a street value of about HK$14 million in two separate drug trafficking cases.
Customs revealed the cases on Sunday, a day after two women and a man were arrested at Hong Kong International Airport.
The first case involved a local man, 25, and a local woman, 24. During customs clearance on Saturday, officers discovered 15kg of suspected ketamine concealed in 15 plastic bags in the man’s luggage.
The suspect was subsequently arrested. After a follow-up investigation, the female passenger was suspected to be connected with the case and also arrested at the airport.

The pair were jointly charged with one count of trafficking in a dangerous drug and were expected to appear at West Kowloon Court on Monday.
The second case involved a 47-year-old local woman who arrived from Frankfurt via Taipei.
In her luggage, customs officers found 10 packages of suspected ketamine, weighing a total of 15kg, concealed separately in food and washing powder packaging and covered by clothes.
The woman was arrested and subsequently charged with one count of trafficking in a dangerous drug.
Her case was also expected to be brought up at West Kowloon Court on Monday.
The maximum penalty upon conviction for drug trafficking is life imprisonment and a fine of HK$5 million.


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In the first of two cases, officers at Hong Kong airport found 15 bags of suspected ketamine in a male passenger’s luggage. Photo: Handout 

Customs officers found 10 packages of suspected ketamine in the second case. Photo: Handout

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Customs seized about 6.6kg of suspected cocaine and about 10kg of suspected ketamine. Photo: ISD

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A 17-year-old suspect is in custody. Customs says his flat was being used a drug storage and distribution centre. Photo: Dickson Lee

Customs displays evidence seized in the case. Trafficking in a dangerous drug is punishable by up to life in prison and a HK$5 million fine. Photo: Dickson Lee

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Three Hong Kong passengers had flown from Frankfurt in Germany and were detained in two separate drug trafficking cases


Three Hong Kong passengers had flown from Frankfurt in Germany and were detained in two separate drug trafficking cases.


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