Hong Kong Customs arrested a 24-year-old mainland male traveller at Hong Kong International Airport after finding suspected cannabis in his hand luggage.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] The traveller had flown in from Bangkok, Thailand, on the night of 4 November 2026.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] Officers detected the luggage-concealed trafficking case at the airport on 5 November 2026.[1][3][5][8] The arrested man has been charged with one count of trafficking in a dangerous drug.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8] His case is due for mention at West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts on 6 November 2026.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

Officers seized about 9 kg of suspected cannabis buds, described as 大麻花, in the case.[9][4][5][7][8] Customs put the estimated market value of the seized buds at about HK$1.9 million.[1][2][4][5][7][8]

Customs said it prioritises clearance checks on travellers arriving from high-risk regions under a risk-management approach to combat cross-boundary drug trafficking.[1] Under Hong Kong’s Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, trafficking in a dangerous drug carries a maximum penalty of a HK$5 million fine and life imprisonment on conviction.[1]