HONG KONG: Customs officers in Hong Kong had their hands full with this haul after seizing 649kg of cocaine – the biggest drugs bust in the city’s history.
The staggering haul – which was worth 76m Hong Kong dollars ($98m or £63m), was discovered in a shipping container at Hong Kong’s port after arriving from Ecuador.
Customs bosses believe the record-breaking shipment was destined for Southeast Asia or mainland China.
The container was one of a batch that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration had flagged to Hong Kong officials for further inspection.
Customs officers discovered the drugs after they followed the shipment when it was driven Sunday from the port to a collection point in Hong Kong’s rural New Territories.
