Customs finds 500 kg of cannabis hidden in a soybean shipment
Customs seized about 500 kilograms of suspected cannabis buds, worth about HK$130 million, from a sea container declared as carrying soy beans from Canada at Kwai Chung on 27 September 2024. Officers found the buds in 83 bags, then arrested two men and one woman aged 44 to 55 after a controlled delivery. The case showed smugglers using ordinary food cargoes to move cannabis into Hong Kong.
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Customs seized about 500 kilograms of suspected cannabis buds, worth about HK$130 million, from a sea container declared as carrying soy beans from Canada at Kwai Chung on 27 September 2024. Officers found the buds in 83 bags, then arrested two men and one woman aged 44 to 55 after a controlled delivery. The case showed smugglers using ordinary food cargoes to move cannabis into Hong Kong.[1]
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- seizes suspected cannabis buds worth about $130 million, 9 October 2024. Hong Kong Customs. 27 September 2024 seizure; 500 kg, HK$130 million, 83 bags, three arrests.