Customs seizes $13m drugs at airport, German woman among 3 arrested

Hong Kong Customs arrested two women and one man at Hong Kong International Airport on Tuesday and Wednesday, seizing about 28 kilograms of suspected ketamine and 8 kilograms of suspected cannabis buds worth a total of about HK$13 million, authorities said.

A 63-year-old German female passenger arriving from Frankfurt on Tuesday was found with about 28 kilograms of suspected ketamine in two suitcases and 31 alternative smoking products in her trousers pocket.

A 23-year-old Filipino woman and a 25-year-old Filipino man, both arriving from Bangkok via Manila on Wednesday, were found with about 4 kilograms of suspected cannabis buds each in their checked-in suitcases.

All three were arrested and investigations are ongoing.

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