Zhuhai’s Gongbei Customs announced in a statement yesterday that its officers at Jiuzhou Port (checkpoint) seized 2.77 grams of Methamphetamine, aka meth or ice, on Sunday.
According to the statement, on that day, customs officers inspected the luggage of a passenger who had entered via the “green channel” at the checkpoint.
Customs officers noticed that the passenger was visibly nervous during the inspection.
Upon further examination, the statement said, customs officers found two plastic bags wrapped in black tape inside the passenger’s backpack. Both bags were found to contain a white crystalline powder, according to the statement.
The powder was later confirmed to be methamphetamine, with a net weight of 2.77 grammes.
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, 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, is subject to criminal liability and will be penalised accordingly, the statement warned.
The undated handout photo provided by Zhuhai Gongbei Customs yesterday shows 2.77 grams of ice seized by its officers at Jiuzhou Port (checkpoint) on Sunday.
