Man arrested at Hong Kong airport with HK$2.1m of cocaine

A man was arrested after Customs seized about 2 kilograms of suspected cocaine worth HK$2.1 million at Hong Kong International Airport.

Customs announced on Sunday that officers found the batch of suspected cocaine concealed inside the interlinings of three book covers in a rucksack last Friday (Aug 11) during customs clearance.

A 65-year-old male passenger who arrived in Hong Kong from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, was arrested. 

He has been charged with one count of trafficking in a dangerous drug and the case will be brought up at the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts on Monday.

Under the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, trafficking in a dangerous drug is a serious offense and the maximum penalty upon conviction is a fine of HK$5 million and life imprisonment.