Two women held at Hong Kong airport with 7 kg of cannabis buds
Hong Kong Customs arrested two mainland Chinese women, aged 50 and 54, at Hong Kong International Airport on 6 November 2026 after finding about 3.5 kg of suspected cannabis buds in each woman's hand luggage. Both had flown in from Bangkok, and Customs put the combined value of the two seizures at about HK$1.4 million.
🇭🇰 Hong Kong International Airport, Chek Lap Kok · Hong Kong
Hong Kong Customs arrested two mainland Chinese women, aged 50 and 54, at Hong
Kong International Airport on 6 November 2026.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]Both women had arrived that
day on flights from Bangkok, Thailand.[1][2][3][5][6]During customs clearance, officers
found about 3.5 kg of suspected cannabis buds in each woman’s carry-on baggage,
and arrested them on the spot.[9][2][3][4][5][6]The two seizures together came to about 7 kg
of suspected cannabis buds, which Customs estimated to be worth about HK$1.4
million.[10][2][3][4][5][6]
Both cases were still under investigation, and no charge had been reported.[1][2][3][4][5][6]Customs said it would keep selecting travellers from high-risk regions for
clearance checks and step up enforcement against drug trafficking using
intelligence analysis.[10][2]Under the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, trafficking in
a dangerous drug carries a maximum penalty of a HK$5 million fine and life
imprisonment.[1][2]
Suspected cannabis buds found in the hand luggage of the 50-year-old arrested mainland woman, as released by Hong Kong Customs. Photo: Hong Kong CustomsPhoto details
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Source: 星島頭條Suspected cannabis buds found in the hand luggage of one of the two arrested mainland women, as released by Hong Kong Customs. Photo: Government Information Services (政府新聞處)Photo details
The weight is given as about 7 kg in total and about 3.5 kg for each woman; no exact figure was published.
The drug is described as suspected cannabis buds, with no laboratory confirmation reported.
The article gives no charge or court date; both cases were reported as still under investigation.
Customs has published no statement on the 6 November cases on its own press-release page yet; the opened accounts follow the agency's wording and photos.
The two hand-luggage photos are credited to Customs and are linked from 星島頭條 rather than a Customs page.
The figures remain approximate: about 7 kg in total and about 3.5 kg per woman, with no laboratory confirmation that the material is cannabis.
No charge, court date or update on the two women has been reported; Customs said only that investigations were ongoing.
This Chinese-language government press release is the Chinese counterpart of the English release already cited by the report; the English wording was not separately quoted here.
Bastillepost republishes the Government Information Services handout and adds no information beyond the recorded accounts; the drug remains described as suspected cannabis buds without laboratory confirmation.
The weights remain approximate (about 7 kg in total, about 3.5 kg each) and the material is described as suspected cannabis buds without laboratory confirmation.
The Bastillepost account raises no new fact and reports no charge, court date or outcome for the two women.
The PassionTimes headline describes the travellers as arriving from Thailand, while the article text specifies Bangkok; it is the same flight route already recorded.
The submitted article carries no information on charges or a court date and gives the drug only as suspected cannabis buds, without laboratory confirmation.
Hong Kong Customs arrested a 24-year-old mainland traveller arriving from Bangkok after finding about 9 kg of suspected cannabis buds in his hand luggage at Hong Kong International Airport. The man has been charged with trafficking in a dangerous drug and his case is due at West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts on 6 November.
West Kowloon Station Customs stopped a male inbound traveller and seized one packet of cannabis candy with a gross weight of 18.03 grams after field and laboratory tests detected THC. The case was transferred to the customs anti-smuggling department for further handling.
Hong Kong Customs arrested a 42-year-old mainland man arriving from Bangkok on 2 November 2026 after finding about 5.1 kg of suspected cannabis buds plus suspected poison products and duty-unpaid cigarettes in his hand luggage. He was charged with drug trafficking and three related counts and was due in West Kowloon court on 3 November.
Hong Kong Customs arrested a 37-year-old mainland Chinese man at Hong Kong International Airport on 31 October 2026 after finding about 5 kilograms of suspected cannabis buds in his carry-on suitcase. He had arrived from Bangkok, and Customs estimated the buds' market value at about HK$1.1 million.