Police Sergeant To Be Suspended After TST Drugs Bust

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2020-05-07 HKT 14:47

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  The sergeant was believed to have been involved in a large drugs seizure last week. File photo: RTHK

Police were preparing to suspend one of their sergeants on Thursday after he was arrested during a drugs bust in Tsim Sha Tsui.

Several people were detained during the police operation at a hotel in the early hours of Thursday, including the officer.

The sergeant was being questioned and was to be suspended from duty, sources told RTHK.

Police were believed to have recovered at least two kilogrammes of the illegal drug methamphetamine.

Last Tuesday, the force made its biggest ever seizure of methamphetamine on record at an empty shop in Jordan.

Five arrests were made on the day over a 296-kilogramme haul worth some HK$158 million.

The sergeant arrested on Thursday was believed to have been involved in last week's drugs find.