Customs seizes $3.6m cocaine at HK airport, Filipino woman arrested

Hong Kong Customs arrested a 22-year-old Filipino woman at Hong Kong International Airport on Friday after seizing about 6 kilogrammes of suspected cocaine with an estimated market value of about HK$3.6 million.

The woman arrived from Phnom Penh, Cambodia. During customs clearance, officers found the suspected cocaine in her check-in suitcase.

She has been charged with one count of trafficking in a dangerous drug and will appear at West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts on Monday. Under the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, drug trafficking carries a maximum penalty of HK$5 million and life imprisonment.

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