A man is accused of trafficking cocaine worth about HK$1.3 million. Customs said today a case against a 24-year-old hairdresser, accused of trafficking 1.17 kilograms of cocaine worth about HK$1.3 million, will be mentioned at the Kwun Tong Magistrates' Courts tomorrow. The man arrived at the Hong Kong International Airport from Brazil via Ethiopia on Sunday and was intercepted after he was suspected of swallowing drugs internally. Suspected items were later found concealed in his body after an X-ray scan at the North Lantau Hospital, and he excreted 90 pellets of cocaine in two days.

Source: The Standard March 03, 2020 11:26 UTC