Customs seizes $13m drugs at airport, 3 passengers arrested

Hong Kong Customs arrested three incoming passengers at Hong Kong International Airport on Saturday and Sunday, seizing about 29 kilograms of suspected ketamine and 2.85 kilograms of suspected cocaine worth a total of about HK$13 million, authorities said.

A 30-year-old Brazilian male passenger arriving from Sao Paulo via Doha on Saturday was found with about 2.85 kilograms of suspected cocaine in his checked-in baggage.

On Sunday, a 23-year-old Malaysian male passenger and a 27-year-old Chinese female passenger, both arriving from Rome, were found with about 25 kilograms and 4 kilograms of suspected ketamine respectively in their suitcases.

The Brazilian man has been charged with trafficking in a dangerous drug and will appear at West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts on Monday. Investigations into the other two cases are ongoing.

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