Hong Kong police have arrested a 13-year-old boy on suspicion of drug trafficking after uncovering a narcotics cache worth about HK$530,000 (US$67,520) hidden inside his Mong Kok home.
Officers from Wong Tai Sin district’s anti-triad unit raided a flat on Pak Po Street on Monday, seizing about 1kg (2.2lbs) of suspected crystal meth “ice”.
Police also found around 6 grams (0.2 oz) of a cocktail drug commonly referred to as “happy powder”, a mixture of different substances such as ketamine and PMMA, or para-methoxymethamphetamine.
Inspector Chow Chun-hin said the teenager, who was currently a Form One student, lived in the flat with his mother.
The Post learned that the drugs were concealed above a false ceiling inside their shared home. His mother, a cleaner, was reportedly unaware of the illicit activity.
A preliminary investigation showed the boy had been recruited via social media, receiving HK$4,000 as compensation for stashing the drugs.
