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Hong Kong customs seizes 535 kilograms of suspected cannabis buds

Hong Kong Customs seized approximately 535 kilograms of suspected cannabis buds valued at an estimated 125 million Hong Kong dollars from a shipping container arriving from Thailand. Three men were arrested following a controlled delivery operation to a warehouse in the New Territories and a storage site in Mong Kok. Authorities have charged one suspect with trafficking in dangerous drugs, while the broader syndicate structure remains under investigation.

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2 differing positions reported on location across 2 publishers; unresolved.
  • rthkHK
  • stheadline機場
WhereHong Kong
22.278, 114.175 ±10 km
First reported36 days ago
Published2026-09-19 10:15 UTC
Sources3
How this travelled.
Reports11Independent tellings3
3 independently corroborated tellings.

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Global Event Monitor. Hong Kong customs seizes 535 kilograms of suspected cannabis buds. 2026-09-19T10:15:36.903Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:2851. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-09-19/3-140-f1c15695

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