Man held after HK$69,000 drug haul in Kwai Chung flat
A 23-year-old local man was arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking after police found drugs worth about HK$69,000 in a Kwai Chung flat. Officers seized ketamine, cocaine and capsules suspected to contain etomidate.
A 23-year-old local man was arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking after police found drugs worth about HK$69,000 in a Kwai Chung flat on Monday night, according to police.
Tsuen Wan police district special duties officers intercepted a suspicious man outside a residential building on Wo Yi Hop Road. They found about 24 grammes of suspected ketamine, 18 grammes of suspected cocaine and 45 capsules suspected to contain etomidate on him.
A search of his flat uncovered about 139 more capsules suspected to contain etomidate and a large number of clear resealable plastic bags.
He was arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking and is being detained. Under the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, trafficking carries a maximum penalty of HK$5 million and life imprisonment.