Raid at low-density private estate uncovers 34kg of cocaine, 2kg of crack cocaine, 1.6kg of heroin and 500 grams of ketamine
Police seized an estimated HK$42 million (US$5.4 million) worth of illegal drugs in a raid on a manufacturing plant operating from a flat in Hong Kong’s New Territories.
Three suspects were rounded up in an operation by the police’s Narcotics Bureau at a low-density private estate in Yuen Long on Friday night.
Acting on intelligence, a man, 40, and woman, 25, were stopped by officers hiding outside the flat, police said. Cocaine was seized from the man. Inside the flat, a larger haul of drugs was found.
In the raid, a total of 34kg of cocaine, 2kg of crack cocaine, 1.6kg of heroin and 500 grams of ketamine worth an estimated HK$42 million was recovered.
Drug making equipment and packaging materials were also seized.
Another man, 40, was arrested inside the flat.
