Customs officers at Zhuhai’s Gongbei Port border checkpoint intercepted a male traveller from the Chinese mainland for attempting to smuggle gummies containing tetrahydrocannabinol (THC – the main psychoactive compound in marijuana – Gongbei Customs announced in a statement yesterday.
According to the statement, the suspect, surnamed Sun, entered through the checkpoint’s “Green Channel” in the arrivals hall when customs officers stopped him for a routine inspection.
During questioning and examination, officers noticed Sun acting unusually nervous. Upon a detailed search of his luggage, officers discovered a medicine bag in his suitcase containing a packet of fruit-flavoured gummies labelled “THC”, weighing 12 grams gross.
Subsequent testing by a professional laboratory confirmed the presence of THC in the gummies, with a net weight of 10.11 grams, the statement said.
The case has been transferred to the Procuratorate (Public Prosecution) for review and prosecution by Gongbei Customs’ anti-smuggling department.
Gongbei Customs reminded the public that drugs refer to opium, heroin, methamphetamine (crystal meth), morphine, cannabis (aka marijuana, weed, Mary Jane, etc.) cocaine, and other narcotics and psychotropic substances regulated by the state that cause addiction. Regardless of the quantity involved, the smuggling, trafficking, transportation, or manufacturing of narcotics is subject to criminal liability and criminal penalties.
This undated handout photo provided by Zhuhai’s Gongbei Customs yesterday shows the gummies containing tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), seized at Gongbei Port recently.
