Hong Kong Customs arrest Bangkok passenger with 3 kg of cannabis buds
Customs officers at Hong Kong International Airport found about 3 kg of suspected cannabis buds in the carry-on baggage of a 56-year-old mainland Chinese man who had arrived from Bangkok on 26 October 2026. He was arrested, and Customs estimated the buds' market value at about HK$600,000.
🇭🇰 Hong Kong International Airport, Chek Lap Kok · Hong Kong
- Arrested
- 1
- Cannabis
- 3 kg
- Value (official estimate)
- HKD 600,000
Customs officers at Hong Kong International Airport stopped a 56-year-old
mainland Chinese man who had arrived from Bangkok on 26 October 2026.[1][2]
In his carry-on baggage they found about 3 kg of suspected cannabis buds, a
product containing a suspected Part I poison, and seven duty-not-paid
cigarettes.[1][2]
He was arrested.[1][2] Customs estimated the market value of the cannabis buds
at about HK$600,000.[1][2]
The investigation is continuing.[1][2] Trafficking in a dangerous drug carries
a maximum penalty of a HK$5 million fine and life imprisonment under the
Dangerous Drugs Ordinance.[1]
Customs did not name the man.[1]
Sources
- Hong Kong Customs detects drug trafficking case involving incoming passenger at airport (with photo). Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department, 26 October 2026.
- Customs seizes $600,000 in cannabis at HK airport, mainland man arrested. Metro Plus, 27 October 2026.
Open questions the AI reported
- The weight was given as "about 3 kg"; no exact figure was published.
- Customs did not name the man or say what he told officers.
- The statement also mentions a product containing a suspected Part I poison and seven duty-not-paid cigarettes; those are separate matters and are not detailed here.
- The HK$600,000 value is Customs' own estimate.
- The newspaper report repeats the Customs statement; no independent account was found.
