Customs Seize Heroin At Macau Ferry Terminal

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2019-04-29 HKT 21:48

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  • Customs officials say they found suspected heroin in the backpack of a male passenger on Sunday. File photo: RTHK

    Customs officials say they found suspected heroin in the backpack of a male passenger on Sunday. File photo: RTHK

Customs officers said on Monday that they have seized about 1.3 kilograms of suspected heroin with an estimated market value of about HK$1,180,000 at Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Terminal.

They said they checked an incoming male passenger at the terminal on Sunday, and found the suspected heroin inside a backpack that he was carrying.

They said they believe the suspected heroin was being delivered to Hong Kong via Macau from Malaysia.

The 25-year-old man has been arrested.

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