Involvement of youth in cannabis trafficking is increasing at an alarming rateChessboards are used to conceal the suspected cannabis buds. Customs said some suspected cannabis buds were concealed inside coffee machines. Previous NextCustoms has arrested 22 men and 4 women, aged between 15 and 73 years, in cannabis trafficking cases in the city this year. Senior Superintendent Li Yim-ping of the Customs’ Syndicate Crimes Investigation Bureau said the upward trend of young offenders is alarming. “They are often tempted by a reward of hundred or thousand Hong Kong dollars to commit the crime, receiving the packages containing cannabis for syndicates.

Source: The Standard November 12, 2020 10:41 UTC