29th August 2021 – (Hong Kong) Mong Kok Police District Special Duty Squad officers conducted an anti-narcotics operation today (29th) based on information and in-depth investigations. They raided a unit at No. 281 Reclamation Street, Mong Kok, and arrested a total of 9 people. Among them, a 43-year-old local woman was arrested on suspicion of “operating a drug den” and “trafficking in drugs”; the remaining 6 local men, 1 Pakistani man and 1 Nepalese woman, aged between 32 and 80, were suspected of ingesting or injecting dangerous drugs and they were arrested.
Two South Asian men and women were also arrested on suspicion of “not carrying identification documents”.
During the operation, a 32-year-old local man and a 38-year-old Nepalese woman once climbed out of a dangerous position outside the window, and then returned to a safe position on their own with the assistance of the police. The officers seized about 63 grams of suspected heroin, 27 grams of suspected “meth” and a batch of suspected drug paraphernalia, including curling pots, tin foil and lighters, in the unit. The total market value of the seized drugs was approximately HK$98,300. All arrested men and women are now being detained for investigation.