HONG KONG: Officers arrested six Hongkongers, four men and two women, who are believed to be key figures in the syndicate.
Police are still searching for the mastermind. Chief Superintendent Albert Chan Kin-hung of the Narcotics Bureau said it was possible further arrests would be made.
He said the haul came from the mainland and was for local consumption.
“We believe the syndicate was in operation for about two months,” Chan said today.
We believe the syndicate was in operation for about two monthsALBERT CHAN KIN-HUNG
Police began an investigation into the syndicate after receiving a tip-off about two months ago.
On Monday night, officers arrested four men aged from 21 to 31 and one woman, 17, in a raid on a village house in Tsing Lung Tsuen off Castle Peak Road in the northern New Territories. They seized 144.5kg of suspected ketamine with an estimated street value of HK$18 million inside the house. Last night, police arrested another woman aged 33.
The suspects were still being held for questioning and had not been charged this afternoon.
Police figures show seizures of ketamine rose 59 per cent to 462kg in the first eight months of this year from 290kg in the same period last year.
