Customs officers have seized cannabis worth more than HK$100 million (US$12.8 million) from a fishing boat in Hong Kong’s southern waters, marking the largest drugs bust involving such a vessel in a decade. Officers on patrol spotted the boat south of Lamma Island on Tuesday morning, Wong Ngar-lun, divisional commander of customs’ marine strike and…
Customs officers have seized cannabis worth more than HK$100 million (US$12.8 million) from a fishing boat in Hong Kong’s southern waters, marking the largest drugs bust involving such a vessel in a decade. Officers on patrol spotted the boat south of Lamma Island on Tuesday morning, Wong Ngar-lun, divisional commander of customs’ marine strike and…
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates recently shared an unusual anecdote about Apple co-founder Steve Jobs in an interview with The Independent. According to Gates, Jobs once suggested that he should have experimented with LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) to enhance his creativity and design better products. Notably, Jobs, known for his unorthodox approach to leadership and product development, had…
Hong Kong police have arrested five people and seized more than HK$1.1 million (US$141,570) of illegal drugs, including the newly emerging “space oil”, in a crackdown on a local trafficking syndicate. The force said on Friday that investigations revealed the racket sold various narcotics on the city’s underground market and operated at a Cheung Sha…
A senior executive working for German car giant Volkswagen in China has been expelled from the country after allegedly testing positive for drugs following a holiday in Thailand, German officials confirmed Tuesday. Jochen Sengpiehl was detained and told to quickly leave the country after Chinese officials said they had detected traces of cannabis and cocaine…
Hong Kong police have arrested six teenagers on suspicion of selling or possessing a new type of drug known as “space oil” disguised as e-cigarette capsules. Kwai Tsing district police said on Sunday officers seized five capsules of the controlled drug etomidate, an anaesthetic, along with five vape pens. The six teenagers, comprising four males…