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Hong Kong: 11kg Of Suspected Cocaine Found In Motorised Wheelchair by Okirinwankwa76(m): 8:10am On Oct 16, 2023 |
Hong Kong: 11kg of suspected cocaine found in motorised wheelchair Officials at Hong Kong International Airport have uncovered 11kg of suspected cocaine hidden in the cushions of an electric wheelchair. The haul, worth an estimated $1.5m (£1.26m), was found when a 51-year-old man was going through customs clearance on Saturday. The man, who arrived from the Caribbean country of Sint Maarten via Paris on Saturday, has been arrested. He could face life in prison if found guilty of trafficking a dangerous drug. According to customs officials, the suspect brought the wheelchair into the country as one of two pieces of checked baggage. Further examination was ordered when staff became suspicious and they found evidence that its seat cushion and backrest had been re-stitched. The man, who is not from Hong Kong and has mobility issues, reportedly told officials that he was the director of a car rental company and that the wheelchair had been loaned to him by a friend. An investigation into the incident has been launched. Customs officials said in response to the discovery that they would increase checks on visitors from "high-risk regions" to combat transnational drug trafficking activities. According to their latest statistics, the number of cases detected in customs checks involving dangerous drugs in 2022 was 931, up from 906 the previous year. Some 178 people were arrested over related offences last year. It is not the first time that drugs have been found hidden in a wheelchair at an airport. In November, officials in New York seized $450,000-worth of cocaine found in the wheels of a woman's wheelchair. In September 2022, nearly $1.6m-worth of cocaine was found stuffed into the upholstery of a motorised wheelchair in the Italian city of Milan.
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Re: Hong Kong: 11kg Of Suspected Cocaine Found In Motorised Wheelchair by UselessBuharist: 8:27am On Oct 16, 2023 |
Humans can do anything whether able or differently able |
Re: Hong Kong: 11kg Of Suspected Cocaine Found In Motorised Wheelchair by Kestolove(m): 8:33am On Oct 16, 2023 |
Iyamiri |
Re: Hong Kong: 11kg Of Suspected Cocaine Found In Motorised Wheelchair by KillIgbohoN0W: 9:15am On Oct 16, 2023 |
What's Tinubu doing in Hong Kong? 1 Like |
Re: Hong Kong: 11kg Of Suspected Cocaine Found In Motorised Wheelchair by Newborn27(f): 8:21pm On Oct 16, 2023 |
Re: Hong Kong: 11kg Of Suspected Cocaine Found In Motorised Wheelchair by UselessBuharist: 10:20pm On Oct 16, 2023 |
Newborn27: What’s over madam, what do you mean? I don’t want to be rude please in the name of God what’s over |
Re: Hong Kong: 11kg Of Suspected Cocaine Found In Motorised Wheelchair by Newborn27(f): 8:39pm On Oct 18, 2023 |
UselessBuharist: I was only kidding... there's no need for being rude.... nothing is actually over. Smiles |
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