HONG KONG: On Monday customs officers seized 760 grams of suspected liquid cocaine being smuggled in massage oil bottles inside a parcel sent from Brazil to Hong Kong.
The parcel, which declared it contained massage oil, was inspected by a customs officer at the airport when he discovered the drugs, worth about HKD800,000.
Upon a follow-up investigation, a 32-year-old man, who was probably expecting a nice package from a postman rather than handcuffs, was arrested in Tsim Sha Tsui.
The suspect, who claims to be a “businessman”, was charged with one count of trafficking in a dangerous drug and will appear at Tsuen Wan Magistrates’ Courts today.
Drug trafficking can be punished by life in prison and a fine of HKD5 million.
