Zhuhai’s Gongbei Customs announced in a statement yesterday that its officers at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) discovered drugs a man had in his underwear.
According to the statement, late on August 14, customs officers at the delta bridge’s Zhuhai Port (checkpoint) noted that a man passing through the “green channel” appeared nervous and exhibited unusual behaviour, prompting them to intercept and inspect him. Upon further examination, the officers discovered two transparent sealed bags containing a white, block-shaped substance, totalling 57.5 grams, and two bags of a white crystalline substance, totalling 13.3 grams, concealed in the crotch area of his underwear. The combined weight of the suspected drugs was 70.8 grams.
The statement did not reveal further information on the male smuggler.
After analyses by a professional institution, diacetylmorphine (commonly known as heroin) was detected in the white, block-shaped substance, and methamphetamine (commonly known as “ice”) was detected in the white crystalline substance.
Gongbei Customs reminded the public that, according to various laws and regulations such as the “Criminal Law of the People’s Republic of China” and the “Anti-Drug Law of the People’s Republic of China,” drugs refer to opium, heroin, methamphetamine (ice), morphine, cannabis, cocaine, and other narcotic and psychotropic substances controlled by the state that can lead to addiction. Smuggling or transporting drugs, regardless of the quantity, are subject to criminal liability and will be penalised accordingly.
This undated handout photo provided by Zhuhai’s Gongbei Customs shows two packs of diacetylmorphine (heroin) and two packs of methamphetamine (ice), with a combined weight of 70.8 grams.
