Police raid three drug stores, arrest four youths
On.cc · 3 SOURCESabout 2 hours ago2 MIN
Summary
Police said a joint anti-drug operation on 18 August dismantled a trafficking group accused of recruiting minors to handle drugs during the summer holiday. Officers raided three suspected drug storage units in Kwai Chung and Tsuen Wan, arrested four males aged 16 to 19, and seized ketamine, crack cocaine and so-called “Happy powder” with an estimated street value of more than HK$1.4 million.
Key Points
- The operation was carried out by the Narcotics Bureau together with the New Territories South regional crime unit on 18 August.
- Officers searched three drug storage sites in Kwai Chung and Tsuen Wan and found more than 1.4kg of suspected ketamine.
- Police also seized more than 700 grams of suspected crack cocaine and about 150 grams of suspected “Happy powder”.
- Those arrested were a 19-year-old mover and three boys aged 16 to 17, with one of the minors identified as a student.
- Investigators believe the 19-year-old played a management role, recruiting the minors to store, package and deliver drugs for payments of about HK$500 to HK$700.
Why It Matters
The four suspects are to be provisionally charged with trafficking in dangerous drugs and conspiracy to traffic in dangerous drugs, and are due to appear at West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts on 21 August. Police said trafficking carries a maximum penalty of a HK$5 million fine and life imprisonment, and using minors can be treated by the court as an aggravating factor in sentencing