Police arrest 70-year-old in Fu Shan Estate drug bust
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Summary
Police said a 70-year-old local man was arrested after an anti-drug operation in the Fu Shan Estate area of Wong Tai Sin on Wednesday night, with suspected drugs worth more than HK$570,000 seized. Officers later searched a flat and recovered additional suspected narcotics and packaging tools, and the man is to face two counts of trafficking in dangerous drugs on Saturday morning.
Key Points
- Sau Mau Ping district officers mounted the operation on 15 October after acting on intelligence and conducting further investigation in the Fu Shan Estate area
- The suspect was stopped outside Fu Lai House, where officers found about 254 grams of suspected cocaine and 11 grams of suspected ketamine on him
- Police later seized about 638 grams of suspected cocaine, 88 grams of suspected ketamine, 55 suspected ecstasy tablets and suspected drug-packaging tools inside a flat
- The total street value of the suspected drugs was estimated at more than HK$570,000, while another report put the black-market value at about HK$570,000.
- The 70-year-old local man has been detained for investigation and is expected to be formally charged with two counts of trafficking in dangerous drugs.
Why It Matters
The case is moving quickly into court, with the defendant due at Kwun Tong Magistrates’ Courts on 17 October, indicating prosecutors are proceeding on the basis of the drugs allegedly found on the man and in the flat. For Hong Kong readers, the case also shows police attention on public housing estates and nearby residential units in anti-drug enforcement operations