Luohu Customs seized half a cannabis cigarette, with a net tobacco weight of 0.08 grams, from the right trouser pocket of an inbound traveler.[1][2] Officers supervising inbound passengers stopped a man who had entered the customs supervision zone without making a declaration and who gave off a strong smell they suspected was cannabis.[1][2] A further search found a previously lit suspected cannabis cigarette in the right pocket of his trousers.[1][2] A field test showed the cigarette was positive for tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).[1][2] A professional appraisal later detected tetrahydrocannabinol in the half cigarette and confirmed it as cannabis.[1][2]
Customs said the half cigarette weighed 0.22 grams and the tobacco inside weighed 0.08 grams net.[1][2] The case was transferred to the customs anti-smuggling department for handling.[1][2]
Customs reminded travelers that, under China’s criminal law and anti-drug law, cannabis is listed with opium, heroin, methamphetamine, morphine and cocaine among narcotic and psychotropic drugs that can cause addiction and are under state control.[1][2] It said that smuggling, selling, transporting or manufacturing narcotics, whatever the quantity, must be pursued as a criminal offence and punished.[1][2]
