Nearly 700kg of ketamine seized at Taoyuan airportStaff writer, with CNANearly 700kg of ketamine powder was last week seized in a raid carried out by law enforcement at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, the Criminal Investigation Bureau said yesterday. The ketamine powder, which has an estimated market value of NT$1 billion (US$34.71 million), was the biggest shipment of illegal drugs ever smuggled into Taiwan by air, the bureau said. Bags containing almost 700kg of smuggled ketamine powder seized by police are displayed in Taipei yesterday. Photo: Chiu Chun-fu, Taipei TimesThe officers also arrested a pickup driver and three customs officers believed to have been involved, Teng said. During questioning, the customs officers denied any involvement and were later released on bail, Teng added.

Source: Taipei Times November 27, 2020 16:07 UTC