HONG KONG: Customs officers seized about 378 grams of cocaine and 759 grams of heroin at the Hong Kong International Airport, with a total estimated market value of $ 1 million. A female passenger was arrested.
The arrested person aged 51. She was an incoming passenger arriving at Hong Kong from Uganda, via Doha, Qatar. She was suspected to put the drugs in a checked-in suitcase with an aim to evade customs’ detection.
She will be charged with one count of trafficking in a dangerous drug. Under the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, drug trafficking is a serious offence. The maximum penalty is up to life imprisonment and a fine of $ 5 million.
