3 arrested after $2.6m heroin seized in Choi Wan Estate flat

Police arrested three people on Tuesday morning after seizing about 4.5 kilograms of suspected heroin with an estimated street value of HK$2.6 million from a public housing flat in Choi Wan Estate.

Officers from the Wong Tai Sin district special duty squad conducted an anti-drug operation around 8am based on intelligence and investigation. They raided a unit at the estate and arrested a 21-year-old local man, a 63-year-old local man, and a 49-year-old foreign woman on suspicion of drug trafficking.

All three are being detained for investigation.