Hong Kong police arrest 25-year-old man over drug trafficking and seize more than HK$12 million worth of narcotics

“These drugs have an estimated street value of over HK$12 million,” said Fung Pak-hei, a senior inspector with the Kowloon East anti-triad division, on Sunday.

Police arrested a 25-year-old local man on suspicion of manufacturing and trafficking in dangerous drugs, Fung added.

Officers also discovered drug manufacturing and packaging tools in the units.

“We believe we have nipped the supply chain of the drug syndicate in the bud,” Fung said. “The suspect has been detained for further investigation and we will be tracing the source of the raw materials.”

He emphasised that the most severe sentence for both crimes of manufacturing and trafficking of dangerous drugs was life imprisonment and a HK$5 million fine.

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Fung warned young people against being persuaded by syndicates to take part in the manufacturing or trafficking of drugs.

“These syndicates will add unknown chemicals or liquids to the drugs during the manufacturing process and cause further harm to the users,” he said.

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Earlier this month, police arrested a 17-year-old for allegedly packing and distributing HK$3 million worth of suspected ketamine and crack cocaine out of his home.

In March, officers arrested four residents and confiscated suspected narcotics worth HK$6.11 million in a crackdown on a drug trafficking syndicate that used hotel rooms for storage.