July 24, 2020, 07:16 PM
A 23-year-old man was arrested on Jul. 21 in Hong Kong on suspicion of "trafficking in dangerous drugs".
The suspected drug smuggling was discovered by the Police Narcotics Department when they found suspected cocaine concealed inside of durian seeds, reported The Standard.
Pushing a cart with styrofoam boxes and rice bag
According to The Standard, the man was intercepted in Tin Sam Tsuen in Sha Tin on Tuesday (Jul. 21).
At the time, he was pushing a trolley holding five styrofoam boxes and one rice bag. Inside were 100 lunch boxes, which contained the durian seeds in which the suspected cocaine was concealed.
According to Hong Kong International Business Channel, when police searched the man's car, they found 100 containers of durian flesh.
Police were able to find 8.2 kilograms of cocaine, worth about HK$8 million (S$1.4 million), hidden in the seeds.
Photo via Facebook / Hong Kong International Business Channel.
Photo via Singtao Daily via The Standard.
Hong Kong International Business Channel reported that the drugs are believed to have came from Southeast Asia.
The man appeared in the Sha Tin Magistrates' Courts on Thursday (Jul. 23). His case was adjourned until Oct. 5 for the government laboratory report, and the man was remanded in custody.
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Top photos via Jim Teo on Unsplash and Singtao Daily via The Standard.
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