Police conducted a drug operation in Yuen Long and Tsing Yi, seizing $45 million worth of cocaine and marijuana, and arresting three men for alleged drug trafficking.

Yesterday morning (8th), a suspicious private car was stopped outside a tin shed near Shek Tong Village in Yuen Long. Eleven bricks of suspected cocaine, each weighing one kilogram, were found in the vehicle. Police immediately arrested the male driver on charges of trafficking in dangerous drugs. Detectives then took him back to his rented tin shed for further investigation. A thorough search revealed another 29 bricks of suspected cocaine in the same packaging. The cocaine was buried in a hidden compartment underground, covered with wooden boards and secured with screws.

During the operation, police seized a total of 40 kilograms of suspected cocaine, with a market value of approximately HK$30 million. Preliminary police investigations suggest that the drug trafficking syndicate used the remote tin shed as a drug storage facility and attempted to conceal the drugs in a hidden location to evade detection and complicate enforcement efforts.

During the investigation, officers also spotted a suspicious Mainland Chinese man outside the tin shack and immediately intercepted him. They seized a total of 1.4 million duty-unpaid cigarettes and 13,000 HNB tobacco sticks, with a total market value of HK$6.3 million, from the tin shack he managed. The case has been transferred to Customs for further follow-up.

Separately, on the same afternoon, Narcotics Bureau officers conducted another anti-drug operation in Tsing Yi, intercepting two local men as they were loading a shipment of furniture onto a truck. A search revealed suspected vacuum-packed cannabis buds hidden inside some of the furniture. A total of 119 packages of suspected cannabis buds, weighing approximately 65 kilograms, with a market value of approximately HK$15 million, were seized. Police subsequently arrested the two men on charges of trafficking in dangerous drugs.

Police reiterated that assisting drug trafficking in any way is illegal. Drug trafficking is a very serious crime. According to the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (Chapter 134) of the Laws of Hong Kong, upon conviction, the maximum penalty is a fine of HK$5 million and life imprisonment. Police urge the public not to test the law.