Hong Kong Customs seized about 51.5kg of methamphetamines hidden in child car seats on February 18. Hong Kong Government


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Hong Kong customs arrests two, seizes HK$32 million in crystal meth hidden in child car seats after 17 days of surveillance
Clifford Lo
Tue, 9 March 2021, 10:15 am·3-min read

Hong Kong customs officers arrested a pair of suspected drug traffickers and seized HK$32 million (US$4.1 million) of crystal meth hidden inside child car seats on Sunday, concluding a 17-day, round-the-clock operation that employed more than 150 officers.

The consignment of 51 seats – 32 of which contained drugs – had been shipped into the city from Cambodia on February 11, raising suspicions as the European brand was not one typically sourced from the Southeast Asian country.

An X-ray examination was then carried out in a container yard in Yuen Long on February 18. After finding suspicious images, officers opened the boxes for further examination.


More than 51.5kg of crystal meth was found hidden in child car seats shipped from Cambodia. Photo: Handout

“During the inspection, officers found 51.5kg of Ice concealed in 32 out of the 51 baby car seats. The haul has an estimated street value of HK$32 million,” Assistant Superintendent Fong Heung-wing of customs’ drug investigation bureau said.

More than 150 officers were then deployed to place the consignment under constant surveillance, waiting to see who picked it up.

In a bid to avoid detection, the transnational drug trafficking syndicate deployed nine trucks to transport the car seats to different locations across the city, according to Fong.

On Sunday,a 22-year-old man picked up one of the containers and took it to an industrial building in Kwun Tong. Customs officers moved in and arrested him as he tried to take the box into one of the building’s flats.

A total of 51.5kg of suspected crystal meth was found concealed in 32 baby car seats in the three containers.

In a follow-up operation on the same day, officers raided a Chai Wan flat and picked up a 33-year-old man who was sole director of the newly established company to which the cargo was consigned.

Both men were arrested on suspicion of trafficking in a dangerous drug – an offence that carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.
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So what is the street value of this crazy drug? My maths may not be correct, but I get the figure per kilogram on the streets of Hong Kong too be around $80,000,

But take a look at the following article

https://vodenglish.news/meth-is-more-ch ... n-reports/

Gold per kg: USD 56k
Meth: 80k (maybe more in some countries)

Insane price of illegality.

I wonder who could be behind such a large scheme?

A few million gambled on the scheme with a potential payout of ten times that. Then you fly the cash back here in a suitcase (more mules) and whatever gets through is then converted into more real estate and large cars

Who does that sound like?

Doc67 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 16, 2021 7:52 am I wonder who could be behind such a large scheme?

A few million gambled on the scheme with a potential payout of ten times that. Then you fly the cash back here in a suitcase (more mules) and whatever gets through is then converted into more real estate and large cars

Who does that sound like?

where some of the profits go..pick your own building

The manufacturers and dealers of this drug must be very pleased that governments keep it illegal. it must be extremely profitable for them.

The manufacturers of the drug ARE the government..