Police have seized about HK$120 million (US$15.4 million) worth of suspected cocaine hidden inside three heavy-metal containers at a warehouse in northern Hong Kong, arresting three men.Officers raided a 3,000 sq ft tin‑sheet warehouse on Kung Um Road in Yuen Long on Friday night and found three men using tools to cut open two of the containers, Senior Inspector Lam Pak‑kiu of the narcotics bureau said on Sunday.Each container measured about 1.6 metres long, one metre wide and 0.35 metres high, and weighed an estimated three tonnes.
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SUN · 2026-07-05 · 14:12 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0705-90237
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Hong Kong police seize HK$120m of cocaine hidden in 3-tonne metal containers
Hong Kong police have seized approximately HK$120 million (US$15.4 million) worth of suspected cocaine. The drugs were discovered hidden within three heavy-metal containers at a warehouse in Yuen Long, northern Hong Kong.
Danny MokSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-07-05 · 14:12 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Hong Kong police have seized approximately HK$120 million (US$15.4 million) worth of suspected cocaine. The drugs were discovered hidden within three heavy-metal containers at a warehouse in Yuen Long, northern Hong Kong. Officers raided the 3,000 sq ft tin-sheet warehouse on Kung Um Road on Friday night. During the raid, they found three men actively using tools to cut open two of the containers. The containers, each weighing an estimated three tonnes, measured approximately 1.6 metres long, one metre wide, and 0.35 metres high. Three men were arrested in connection with the seizure.
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Each container measured about 1.6 metres long, one metre wide and 0.35 metres high, and weighed an estimated three tonnes.
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The warehouse raided was located on Kung Um Road in Yuen Long.
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Three men were arrested during the operation.
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The cocaine was hidden inside three heavy-metal containers.
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Hong Kong police seized about HK$120 million worth of suspected cocaine.
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