A man and two women were caught red-handed on Wednesday during a drug deal involving 15.96 grammes of ice with an estimated street value of about 53,000 patacas, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said at a special press conference yesterday.
The three suspects are a 46-year-old jobless man surnamed Kan, a 40-year-old chauffeuse surnamed Lo, and a 34-year-old jobless woman surnamed Leong.
According to Lei, the Judiciary Police received a tip-off a week ago that Kan was selling drugs to locals regularly in the Patane district. PJ officers located Kan and put him under surveillance near his home on Wednesday afternoon. The officers saw that Kan left home at about 7 p.m. and followed Kan who soon met Lo and Leong. The officers realised that the trio were about to close a drug deal and arrested the trio on the spot, seizing 0.38 grammes of ice from Lo.
According to Lei, PJ officers then searched Kan’s home and confiscated 15.58 grammes of ice as well as packaging items and drug-taking paraphernalia. Under questioning, Lo admitted to having asked Kan to sell 0.38 grammes of ice to her. She went together with Leong to pick up the drugs and paid him 1,000 patacas. Kan also admitted to selling drugs for about two months. However, he refused to reveal how he obtained the drugs.
Lei said the Judiciary Police seized a total of about 15.96 grammes of ice worth about 53,000 patacas, adding that the trio tested positive for ice.
The trio were transferred to the Public Prosecutions Office (MP) yesterday. Kan faces charges of drug trafficking and illegal possession of drug-taking paraphernalia, Lo faces charges of drug trafficking and drug abuse, while Leong faces a drug abuse charge, according to Lei.
The hooded drug suspects are escorted by Judiciary Police (PJ) officers from the PJ headquarters to a vehicle yesterday.
Photo: Iong Tat Choi
Evidence seized from the three drug suspects such as packets of ice, drug-taking paraphernalia and three smartphones are displayed during yesterday’s special press conference at the Judiciary Police (PJ) headquarters in Zape.
