Hong Kong customs seized two tons of liquid methamphetamine within the metropolis’s biggest-ever meth bust, authorities mentioned Saturday.
The medication, which have been seized October 23, had been hid in bottles labelled as coconut water in a cargo cargo that arrived in Hong Kong by sea, in keeping with a authorities assertion.
The haul is estimated to be value 1.1 billion Hong Kong {dollars} ($218.5 million).
Authorities discovered that 1,800 bottles out of the full 7,700 bottles contained liquid meth. The bust is the biggest on file amongst meth circumstances when it comes to the quantity and market worth.
Authorities are nonetheless investigating the case, and no arrests have been made.
The stash of medicine have been sure for Australia, and had been shipped from Mexico through Hong Kong, in keeping with authorities who spoke Saturday at a information convention. In Australia, the market worth of the medication might attain about HK$8 billion ($1.5 billion).
The cargo had raised suspicion because it was unusually giant for a coconut water cargo from Mexico.
The meth haul is the second present in shipments from Mexico to Australia in lower than two weeks.
Customized officers earlier this month seized about $9. 2 million value of crystal meth hid in a cargo {of electrical} transformers that have been additionally sure for Australia from Mexico.
