
The International drugsindical, which was engaged in the transportation of Colombian cocaine to the southern regions of the PRC, was liquidated during the first joint operation of law enforcement and customs authorities of Hong Kong, mainland China and the United States.
According to local media, the police managed to confiscate 142 kg of cocaine and arrest 9 drug addicts - three Colombia citizens, Venezuela, as well as residents of continental China and Seangan. The market value of the seized drugs is $ 14 million.
The bulk of the powder was found in an underground warehouse in the Guangdun Province neighboring with Hong Kong. Seven drug dealers were also captured there, and two more Colombians from the same gang - in Hong Kong, reports ITAR -TASS.
In China, for the smuggling of potent drugs, the death penalty threatens, while the Hong Kong legislation as a maximum punishment provides for a lifelong opinion.