A woman has been found dead in a Hong Kong flat, with her husband, who called police for help, arrested on suspicion of possessing dangerous drugs. The force said it received a call at 4.13pm on Wednesday from the 48-year-old Frenchman, saying his 30-year-old Filipino wife had passed out in their home at Avignon in…
China is highlighting its success in joint law enforcement with the sentencing of two men in a drug-related money laundering case following a tip-off from the United States. The People’s Daily stated on Saturday that officers in Shenyang, in northeast China’s Liaoning province, had received information in April last year from US authorities about a…
Hong Kong customs has, for the first time, uncovered a drug smuggling operation involving an underwater compartment of a large cargo ship, resulting in the seizure of HK$256 million (US$32.89 million) worth of suspected cocaine. The operation last month, supported by intelligence from mainland China and underwater robots, also disrupted what investigators believed was an…
Chinese authorities have intercepted 430kg (948lbs) of cocaine aided by tip-offs by the United States, a sign of possible progress on the issue following an agreement on counternarcotics cooperation reached by the leaders of the two countries in October. Chinese authorities had found the drug in an international container at the Yantian port in Shenzhen,…
The U.S. Coast Guard on Wednesday offloaded a nearly 50,000-pound haul of cocaine worth more than $360 million, bringing it onshore at Port Everglades in southern Florida.. “It’s the most cocaine ever seized by a single cutter in one deployment. So business is good,” Adm. Nathan Moore, the commander of Coast Guard Atlantic Area, said…
The U.S. Coast Guard has seized more than 100,000 pounds of cocaine in the Eastern Pacific Ocean in the past two months, the agency said Tuesday, inlcuding narcotics from a suspected drug smuggling boat that was seen capsized in the sea. The Coast Guard said it has intercepted 34 ships and taken 86 people into…
Hong Kong police have arrested a 31-year-old man after discovering more than HK$140 million (US$17.9 million) worth of suspected cocaine in a truck. Police said on Thursday that officers from the narcotics bureau intercepted a suspicious light goods vehicle at a metered car park near Kau Sai San Tsuen in Sai Kung the morning before….
Credit goes not just to the two forces, but also to the authorities on the mainland and overseas jurisdictions that shared intelligence for the operation conducted between June and August. Local officers uncovered 74 narcotic-related cases and seized 1,219kg (2,687lbs) of drugs, including 622kg of cannabis, 280kg of ketamine, 200kg of cocaine, 85kg of methamphetamine…
Authorities in Hong Kong, Macau and Guangdong province have called for increased joint operations to combat narcotics, following their efforts over the past 18 months that have led to the arrest of 512 people and the seizure of 14.4 tonnes (31,746lbs) of drugs. Officials from mainland China’s central and local anti-drug authorities warned on Friday…
Hong Kong police and customs have arrested 96 people and seized more than HK$479 million (US$61 million) worth of drugs in a months-long joint effort, with authorities warning that an increasing number of mainland Chinese and foreign air passengers are being lured into smuggling narcotics. Authorities said on Tuesday that the recruitment of non-local air…