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Hong Kong steps up enforcement ahead of ‘golden week’ holiday, with 3 arrested for alleged illegal sale of drugs and Chinese herbal medicine
- Police and Department of Health mount joint operation in Yau Tsim Mong district, arresting trio, aged between 29 and 33, for alleged illegal sale of medicinal products
- Customs to distribute pamphlets at cross-boundary control points, educating visitors about making informed choices before making purchases
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Hong Kong authorities have arrested three men suspected of involvement in the illegal sale of drugs and Chinese herbal medicine, as law enforcement ramps up surveillance in busy shopping districts ahead of the “golden week” holiday.
Police and the Department of Health mounted a joint operation in Yau Tsim Mong district on Monday, which led to the arrests of the three, aged between 29 and 33, for allegedly selling and possessing medicinal products without a licence.
During raids on two retail shops in Tsim Sha Tsui and Mong Kok, nine unregistered pharmaceutical products, poisons and Chinese herbal medicines were also seized.
The customs department, meanwhile, will distribute pamphlets at cross-boundary control points, educating visitors about making informed choices before making purchases.
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