Key facts
- Hong Kong police arrested four men and seized HK$7.2 million of suspected drugs.
- The seized drugs included ketamine, crack cocaine, etomidate, and methamphetamine.
- Two mainland Chinese men were allegedly recruited via online gaming platforms and social media.
- The operation involved drug packaging and distribution activities in Hong Kong.
- Further investigations are ongoing into the drug trafficking syndicate.
Hong Kong police have arrested four men and seized approximately HK$7.2 million (US$918,850) worth of suspected drugs, including ketamine, cocaine, and etomidate. The operation, which began on Thursday, led to the interception of a 21-year-old mainland man in Tsim Sha Tsui, where officers found ketamine and crack cocaine. Further investigation uncovered a drug trafficking syndicate using a residential flat in Tsuen Wan as a packaging and distribution center. There, police arrested a 19-year-old mainland man and seized etomidate, ketamine, methamphetamine, and cocaine. Investigations revealed that both mainland men were allegedly lured through online gaming platforms and social media to participate in drug packaging and distribution in Hong Kong. Two local men were subsequently arrested, and an additional 8.1kg of cocaine was seized from a flat in Sheung Shui.