Hong Kong, 25 Dec (AIM) – Two Mozambican citizens have been arrested on Saturday, in Hong Kong, in possession of drugs valued at 16.5 million Hong Kong dollars (about 2.1 million US dollars).
The drugs in question are methamphetamine, seized by the Customs of Hong Kong.
According to the Chinese newspaper “South China Morning Post”, the suspects, a 29-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman, were arrested at the airport after the discovery of 33.5 kilo of drugs hidden in the back of 10 oil paintings and in 54 handicraft items.
“Customs will continue to focus on a risk assessment approach and concentrate on screening passengers from high-risk regions for customs clearance in order to combat transnational drug trafficking”, said the Customs and Excise Department.
The couple landed in Hong Kong on Friday after travelling from Maputo and making a stopover at Doha airport in Qatar.
In Hong Kong, those convicted of drug trafficking can be subject to a maximum sentence of life imprisonment and payment of a fine of up to 640,000 US dollars.
(AIM)
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