Man Arrested for Carrying 59 Cocaine Tablets in His Body, Weighing about 1.2 kg

Cocaine tablets found in the body of a man detained at the Hong Kong International Airport on Oct. 10, 2022. Courtesy of Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department

Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department detected a case of drug internal concealment at Hong Kong International Airport on Oct. 10 and seized about 1.2 kg of suspected cocaine with an estimated market value of about HK$1.2 million (approx. US$152,000).

Tsang Yau-chuen, Acting Senior Investigator of the Airport Investigation Group of Customs Drug Investigation Bureau, pointed out that the 43-year-old non-Chinese man arrived in Hong Kong on Oct. 9 from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, via Bangkok, Thailand.