Hong Kong Customs seizes $6.8 million of drugs from two passengers at HKG

Hong Kong Customs detected two drug‑trafficking cases involving passengers at Hong Kong International Airport on 17 and 18 October, arresting a 40‑year‑old Mainland male arriving from São Paulo via Istanbul and a 52‑year‑old Mainland female arriving from Bangkok. Officers found about 5.4 kg of suspected cocaine in the male passenger’s carry‑on baggage, valued at roughly US$3.3 million, and about 17 kg of suspected cannabis buds in the female passenger’s checked suitcase, valued at about US$3.5 million, together with 15 suspected Alprazolam tablets in her carry‑on backpack, bringing the total estimated market value of the seized items to US$6.8 million.