The Customs and Excise Department seized about 20kg of suspected drugs, estimated to be worth HK$9 million, in two airport cases detected on November 6 and 7.
In the first case, officers found about 4.5kg of suspected liquid cocaine in three bottles in a man’s checked luggage. He was charged with one count of trafficking in dangerous drugs and was due to appear at West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts on November 9.
In the second case, officers found about 15.4kg of suspected ketamine in a woman’s checked luggage. Her case remained under investigation.