- The 30-year-old suspect, who arrived from New York, raised the suspicions of authorities as he handed via customs on Saturday
- He was arrested after unloading 116 pellets of suspected cocaine weighing about 1.3kg and an estimated worth of HK$1.3 million.
A customer from the USA has been arrested and charged with allegedly carrying 1.3kg of cocaine with an estimated worth of HK$1.3 million ($166,290) in his physique in Hong Kong.
The 30-year-old man who arrived from New York raised the suspicion of the authorities whereas passing via customs on Saturday and was taken to the hospital, the place he underwent an examination.
A physician confirmed that international objects had been hidden in a physique cavity, in line with an announcement from the customs division, which didn’t specify the social gathering concerned.
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