Taxi tip-off leads to Kowloon City drug arrest
Thestandard · 1 SOURCESabout 2 hours ago1 MIN
Summary
Police arrested a 19-year-old man in Kowloon City on Tuesday morning after a taxi driver secretly alerted others and police over suspicions that his passenger was using the cab for mobile drug distribution. Officers intercepted the taxi on Tung Tsing Road and found suspected cocaine, suspected etomidate and electronic cigarettes in the passenger’s backpack.
Key Points
- The suspect, a 19-year-old man, was arrested in Kowloon City on Tuesday morning on suspicion of drug trafficking.
- Police from Wong Tai Sin District set up an ambush on Tung Tsing Road after receiving updates linked to the taxi’s movements.
- Sources said the passenger directed the driver to make multiple stops across Kowloon City, Tsz Wan Shan and Kwun Tong over more than an hour.
- The taxi driver, suspecting drug deliveries, used a messaging app to send covert location updates to fellow cabbies, who alerted police.
- Officers found 10 packets of suspected cocaine, 30 packets of suspected etomidate and 10 electronic cigarettes inside the passenger’s backpack.
Why It Matters
The case shows how frontline transport workers can become key witnesses when suspicious point-to-point movements unfold across several districts. Police said the investigation is continuing into the source of the seized drugs and their total value, so further arrests or charges may follow.