Hong Kong customs has arrested a 46-year-old man after he was allegedly caught in possession of about HK$14 million (US$1.8 million) worth of the key ingredient for the narcotic “space oil”, concealed inside food packages. Customs on Sunday said officers had intercepted the man, who had been holding a suitcase, during an anti-narcotics operation in…
Hong Kong customs has arrested a 46-year-old man after he was allegedly caught in possession of about HK$14 million (US$1.8 million) worth of the key ingredient for the narcotic “space oil”, concealed inside food packages. Customs on Sunday said officers had intercepted the man, who had been holding a suitcase, during an anti-narcotics operation in…
Hong Kong police have arrested a 31-year-old man for allegedly possessing the narcotic known as “space oil” after his father reported him to authorities. “Police received a report from the arrested person’s father, stating that the arrested person had shortness of breath and slowed reactions, where he had suspected that the arrested person had consumed…
Hong Kong police have arrested a 31-year-old man for allegedly possessing the narcotic known as “space oil” after his father reported him to authorities. “Police received a report from the arrested person’s father, stating that the arrested person had shortness of breath and slowed reactions, where he had suspected that the arrested person had consumed…
Hong Kong police have arrested 99 people, with the youngest being 13, in a citywide crackdown on drug trafficking this month, seizing 220kg (485lbs) of narcotics worth HK$117 million (US$15 million). Senior Inspector Ho Ho-ting of the narcotics bureau said on Tuesday that a series of arrests had been made between April 20 and 26,…
Hong Kong police have arrested 99 people, with the youngest being 13, in a citywide crackdown on drug trafficking this month, seizing 220kg (485lbs) of narcotics worth HK$117 million (US$15 million). Senior Inspector Ho Ho-ting, of the Narcotics Bureau said that a series of arrests had been made between April 20 and 26, concluding a…
Hong Kong customs has confiscated more than 2.6 tonnes of illegal drugs valued at HK$1.1 billion (US$141.8 million) and arrested 102 people in an air-land-sea anti-narcotics operation in the first quarter of 2025, the Post has learned. Latest figures obtained by the Post revealed that the haul marked a 33 per cent increase compared with…
Hong Kong police have arrested 34 people, including a 13-year-old, and seized HK$170,000 (US$21,900) worth of narcotics such as suspected cannabis chocolates and confectionery, LSD, cocaine, amphetamines and “space oil” in an operation over the Easter holiday. Police said on Monday that four of the arrestees were also involved in separate cases of “furious driving”…
Teenagers in Hong Kong have found a new way to escape the gravity of their everyday lives. Their drug of choice? A synthetic narcotic they’ve nicknamed “space oil”. With slow, deliberate breaths from their vapes, they chase a fleeting high: a peculiar blend of exhilaration and suffocation, like binge-drinking in a room with no air….
An 18-year-old man and a 15-year-old girl have been arrested in Hong Kong for suspected drug trafficking and possession after police seized narcotics worth about HK$278,000 (US$35,780) including ketamine and “space oil” vape cartridges. Police said on Wednesday that the pair were arrested at a flat in Yau Ma Tei on Monday. Officers raided the…