Customs make record HK$640 mn solid meth seizure
Customs on Monday said they have made their biggest ever seizure of suspected solid methamphetamine, picking up about 1.1 tonnes of the drug disguised as seashells. Officers said the suspected drugs had a street value of around HK$640 million.  They were discovered after Customs inspected a sea container – which was said to carry marine products from Mexico – at the Kwai Chung Customs Cargo Examination Compound last month. A 27 year-old man, believed to be the core member of a syndicate, was arrested in Fo Tan on Saturday and charged with trafficking in dangerous drugs. Three other suspects were released on bail. The head of the department’s drug investigation bureau, Ip Kwok-leung, said authorities are stepping up work to combat drug-trafficking. “Customs will continue to cut off the inflow of drugs with our professionalism and determination… We will maintain close relationships with mainland, Macau and international authorities, improve exchange of intelligence information and collectively fight against cross-country and cross-region drug trafficking,” he said.