Customs seizes suspected cannabis worth HK$3.2m in Tsuen Wan, arresting one man

Hong Kong Customs on Friday seized about 12 kilograms of suspected cannabis with an estimated market value of about HK$3.2 million in Tsuen Wan. A 32-year-old man was arrested.
      
During an anti-narcotics operation conducted in Tsuen Wan yesterday afternoon, customs officers intercepted a man and found him carrying about 5kg of suspected cannabis in a recycle bag. The man was then arrested.

Customs officers later escorted him to an industrial building unit nearby for a search and further seized about 7kg of suspected cannabis concealed in a batch of LED light panels.

An investigation is ongoing.

Members of the public are reminded that under the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, trafficking in a dangerous drug is a serious offence. The maximum penalty upon conviction is a fine of HK$5 million and life imprisonment.