BMW driver flees Wong Tai Sin stop, vape cartridges seized
HK01 · 3 SOURCESabout 2 hours ago2 MIN
Summary
Police said a white BMW drew attention in Wong Tai Sin shortly before noon on November 11, when officers tried to stop or inspect it and the male driver fled instead. The car was later found abandoned near the junction of Fung Tak Road and Sheung Fung Street, where officers searched it and recovered about 90 suspected etomidate e-cigarette cartridges. The driver, described as a man aged about 20 to 30, escaped on foot and had not been arrested as of November 11. The case was classified as trafficking in a dangerous drug and taking a conveyance without authority, after police contacted the registered owner, who said the vehicle had not been lent out and that he was overseas.
Key Points
- At about 11:58am on November 11, officers on patrol in the Wang Tau Hom South Road and Fu Keung Street area noticed the white BMW and moved to intercept it.
- Accounts differ slightly on the initial trigger: one report said the car was parked suspiciously roadside, while others said it failed to give way at a zebra crossing.
- The driver refused to cooperate, accelerated away toward Fu Keung Street, and was later tracked to Fung Tak Road near Sheung Fung Street, where the BMW was left behind.
- Video circulating online showed the BMW overtaking on the wrong side and turning from Fu Keung Street into Fu Mei Street, narrowly avoiding a collision with a red taxi at a boxed junction.
- Officers, assisted by a narcotics detection dog, searched the vehicle and found 92 suspected etomidate vape cartridges, with an estimated street value of about HK$24,000.
Why It Matters
The case combines dangerous driving allegations with suspected drug trafficking, raising immediate public-safety concerns on busy urban roads in Wong Tai Sin. It also points to the enforcement challenge posed when suspected “drug fast-food car” operations use private vehicles that may themselves be unlawfully taken, complicating both tracing and arrest efforts.