3 arrested as Hong Kong police seize HK$45 million in drugs from hotel room and house
- Heroin, cocaine and ketamine taken off the market after narcotics bureau officers raid hotel room and village house
- Police Inspector Chu Siu-lun says seizure major blow against drug trafficking syndicate
Three people were arrested after a HK$45 million (US$5.7 million) drugs haul was found in a hotel room and village house in Hong Kong, police on Friday said.
Inspector Chu Siu-lun of the narcotics bureau said the drug trafficking syndicate behind the scheme used luxury cars worth more than HK$1 million each to move the illegal stashes in a bid to cut the chances of being pulled over by police.
It is alleged a 46-year-old man, his girlfriend, 31, and another woman, 22, were recruited by the syndicate to manage the two storage centres and deliver the drugs.
They were snared on suspicion of drug trafficking after narcotics bureau officers raided the two locations on Thursday.
Officers intercepted the man after he left his hotel room in Kwai Chung and seized what is alleged to be 3kg (6.6lbs) of ketamine from a bag he was carrying.
Police found his girlfriend in the hotel room and the two were arrested.