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Hong Kong police seize HK$100M in cannabis buds, arrest three

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Hong Kong police apprehended three men and confiscated over half a tonne of suspected cannabis buds with an estimated value of HK$100 million. The operation, which involved an ambush at a Sai Kung beach, resulted in the third-largest drug seizure of its kind in the city since 2020. The arrested individuals, aged 25 to 34, are facing charges of trafficking dangerous drugs. AI

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Hong Kong police seize HK$100M in cannabis buds, arrest three

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Oscar Liu ·

    Police arrest 3 and seize HK$100 million in cannabis buds in beach raid

    Hong Kong police have arrested three men and seized more than half a tonne of suspected cannabis buds worth about HK$100 million (US$12.77 million), marking the third-largest seizure of the drug by city authorities since 2020. Chief Inspector Lam Pak-kiu of the narcotics bureau s…

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