Hong Kong police arrested four men and seized 9.5kg of suspected drugs worth HK$7.2 million in an operation that targeted a syndicate recruiting through online gaming platforms.
Hong Kong police said on Saturday that officers began the operation on Thursday by intercepting a 21-year-old mainland man in Tsim Sha Tsui. They seized 399 grams of ketamine and 193 grams of crack cocaine from him.
Further investigation led police to a flat in Tsuen Wan used as a packaging centre. There they arrested a 19-year-old mainland man and seized 2.1 litres of etomidate along with 780 grams of ketamine, methamphetamine and cocaine.
Two local men were later arrested. Police found another 8.1kg of cocaine in a flat in Sheung Shui. Both mainland suspects had been recruited through online gaming platforms and social media to assist with drug packaging and distribution.
