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Hong Kong: Three arrested in HK$44m drug bust in Cheung Sha Wan and Tai Kok Tsui

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February 16, 2023

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Two men and a woman were arrested in a HK$44 million drug bust as they were found using a Cheung Sha Wan home and a Tai Kok Tsui unit to keep over 50 kg of heroin, ketamine and cocaine.

The operation was conducted on Monday afternoon as customs intercepted two suspicious men who were moving 10 boxes at a residential building in Cheung Sha Wan, in which officers found 45 kg of suspected heroin hidden in 124 bags.

The two men were later escorted to a nearby private home where cops further seized about 1.5 kg of suspected cocaine, a small amount of suspected ketamine and crack cocaine, and some drug packaging equipment.

Another woman there was also arrested.

After further investigations, customs raided a commercial building in Tai Kok Tsui and seized about 3 kg of heroin, 1.1 kg of ketamine, and about 700 g of cocaine.

The drugs were worth about HK$44 million and the trio arrested, aged 22 to 24, were reportedly truck driver, logistic worker and piano teacher.

Customs believed drug syndicates have been using private homes and commercial units for storing and packing drugs in order to diversify the risks.

Officers also believed the operation successfully stopped the drugs from entering the market in West Kowloon.

The investigation is ongoing and customs said they may make more arrests.

https://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking-news/section/4/200301/Three-arrested-in-HK$44m-drug-bust-in-Cheung-Sha-Wan-and-Tai-Kok-Tsui

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ABC (Australia News) Victorian men jailed over attempted ‘astronomical’ cocaine import into South Australia

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17 hours ago

January 30, 2025

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In short:

Two men have been sentenced to three years’ jail with a non-parole period of 18 months for trying to import more than 100 kilograms of cocaine into South Australia.

The judge said the pair had followed the drugs from WA to SA on the instruction of their drug dealers in order to pay off drug debts they had accumulated.

What’s next?

The men’s sentences have been backdated to when they were first imprisoned last February and they will both be eligible for parole in August.

Two young Victorian men who were involved in the attempted importation of an “astronomical” amount of cocaine into South Australia have been labelled “muppets” and sentenced to three years’ imprisonment.

Rayn Sadik, 20, and Yousif Al-Asadi, 23, were sentenced in South Australia’s District Court on Wednesday after they each entered a guilty plea to one count of attempting to possess a commercial quantity of an unlawfully imported border controlled drug last year.

The maximum penalty for that offence is life imprisonment or a fine of $2,347,500.

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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-29/victorian-men-sentenced-over-attempt-to-import-100kg-of-cocaine/104870476

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Military-trained narcos arrested in three tonne cocaine bust in south of Spain: Kalashnikov assault rifles among weapons seized

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2 weeks ago

January 18, 2025

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NEARLY three tonnes of cocaine and four military-grade weapons have been seized in a major drug bust along the Guadalquivir River in Sevilla.

Spanish police reported that the men had ‘paramilitary training’ and were armed with what appeared to be Kalashnikov assault rifles.

The presence of such weapons suggests a level of organisation and capacity for violence far beyond typical drug smuggling operations.

Military-trained narcos arrested in three tonne cocaine bust in south of Spain: Kalashnikov assault rifles among weapons seized

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Shipment of grapes entering Canada hid massive stash of suspected cocaine

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3 months ago

November 3, 2024

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More than 600 kilograms of suspected cocaine — roughly the weight of a concert grand piano — was discovered inside a shipment of grapes intercepted by border officers earlier this month.

The seizure took place on Oct. 15 at the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ont.

A spokesperson for the Canada Border Services Agency says an investigation is underway with law enforcement partners.

The agency declined an interview and said it doesn’t comment on the status of ongoing investigations.

CBSA hasn’t provided an estimate of the street value of the 615 kilograms, but earlier this year estimated the value of a cocaine seizure less than half this size at $6.5 million.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/ambassador-bridge-cocaine-grapes-1.7368639

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