Police Bust Pat Heung Drug Storehouse, Seize HK$20m Meth
SingTao · 2 SOURCESabout 4 hours ago5 MIN
Summary
Hong Kong police said officers from the New Territories North Regional Anti-Triad Action Unit mounted an anti-drug operation in Pat Heung on October 28 and uncovered a suspected drug storage site inside a village house in Ho Lik Pui Tsuen, Wang Toi Shan. Officers seized about 43.6 kilograms of suspected methamphetamine, including 40 one-kilogram packages disguised as tea, with an estimated street value of about HK$20 million. A 46-year-old foreign man, who reported himself as unemployed, was arrested on suspicion of trafficking in dangerous drugs and assaulting a police officer after allegedly resisting interception outside the house. Police said the suspect was believed to have been recruited by a drug syndicate to guard and distribute the drugs, and was to appear at Fanling Magistrates’ Courts on October 30.
Key Points
- The New Territories North Regional Anti-Triad Action Unit acted on intelligence and analysis to target a village house in Ho Lik Pui Tsuen, Wang Toi Shan, Pat Heung.
- During the October 28 operation, detectives intercepted a suspicious foreign man outside the house, where he allegedly violently resisted and struck an officer’s hand and face.
- Police then searched the village house and found 40 tea-disguised packages of suspected methamphetamine, each weighing about one kilogram, plus other suspected drugs.
- The total haul weighed about 43.6 kilograms and was valued at around HK$20 million, preventing a large quantity of drugs from entering the market.
- Senior Inspector Ho On-sang (何安生) said traffickers were believed to be stockpiling drugs ahead of year-end festive periods and using remote village houses as cover.
Why It Matters
The case points to continued use of low-profile rural properties and disguised packaging to store and move drugs in Hong Kong, complicating enforcement work. It also underlines police concern that traffickers may try to increase supply before year-end festive demand, raising risks for local communities if such shipments reach the market.