Trio jailed for trafficking in dangerous drugs
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Three men, aged between 30 and 44, were sentenced to imprisonment ranging from 16 to 25 years at the Court of First Instance for trafficking in dangerous drugs today (March 4).

The Court heard that in March 2008, officers of Narcotics Bureau ("NB") conducted a joint operation with the Australian Federal Police ("AFP") codenamed "Lightstriker". An undercovered officer from the AFP acted as a potential buyer met with a 44-year-old man in Hong Kong to discuss the trafficking of methamphetamine ("Ice") into Australia. The man was suspected to be the head of a cross-regional drug trafficking syndicate.

The operation turned avert on April 12, 2008. Officers of NB seized 11 boxes of "Ice" packed as cosmetic products at a hotel room in Hung Hom and arrested a 30-year-old man and a 32-year-old man in the vicinity. The 2kg seized drugs worth about $1.13 million.

The 44-year-old syndicate head sneaked to the Mainland and was subsequently arrested in Dongguan on April 29 and was handed over to the Hong Kong Police.

The three men were jointly charged with one count of trafficking in dangerous drugs and sentences were handed down today. Among them, the 44-year-old syndicate head was sentenced to 25 years' imprisonment.

Police Report No. 7
Issued by PPRB

Ends/Wednesday, March 4, 2009
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