A 21-year-old Nepalese man was arrested for allegedly trafficking HK$3.5 million (US$460,000) worth of suspected cocaine on Hong Kong Island on Thursday.
Acting on a tip-off, officers from the narcotics bureau picked up the suspect on Old Bailey Street in Central at 9:30pm, news website HK01.com reported.
When arrested, the man, a restaurant waiter who holds a local identity card, was carrying a bag containing 3.5 kilograms of suspected cocaine.
Officers later charged the man with one count of drug trafficking.
Police are now investigating the source of the illegal drugs and looking into how it was being sold in an attempt to identify other persons involved in its distribution.
According to the Dangerous Drug Ordinance, any person who traffics in a dangerous drug shall be liable upon conviction to a fine of HK$5 million and lifeimprisonment.
Authorities must be vigilance nowadays and must be aware, because Hong Kong are becoming safe haven of drug addicts and big time drug lords specially outlying Islands.
What a shame…
So young to end up his life 5M bail and lifetimeimpresoment oh lord????????????????
if hk court convicted him that person entire life will worse and ruine and there is no where else he can go.
majority of nepalis come to hong kong with fake documents,they bought fake birth certificates to settled in hong kong, this is the reason we see many junk nepali around hong kong, mostly of drug and alcoholic addicted, womans working in bars,resturants and man just drinking and gambling