Hong Kong police arrest 2 brothers, seize HK$12 million of drug Ice
Brothers, aged 52 and 45, arrested on New Year’s Eve after search of storage unit yields 19kg of methamphetamine
Two brothers have been arrested in Hong Kong for allegedly handling HK$12 million worth of the drug Ice brought in from the United States and operating a storage facility.
Police said they arrested the suspects, aged 52 and 45, on New Year’s Eve following an extensive investigation that led officers to uncover a drug storage operation in a commercial building in Tai Kok Tsui.
Senior Inspector Jacky Liong Chun-hin of the force’s narcotics bureau said on Wednesday that officers apprehended the elder brother as he left the premises on Monday afternoon.
A search of the unit yielded about 19kg of suspected methamphetamine, or Ice.
Police subsequently arrested the younger brother, who was driving a van near the building, and seized an additional 2kg of Ice and one litre of the drug in liquid form.
The brothers, who worked as a security guard and delivery driver respectively, were said to have been recruited by a drug syndicate to receive and manage the haul from the US.
