Police have seized about HK$120 million (US$15.4 million) worth of suspected cocaine hidden inside three heavy-metal containers at a warehouse in northern Hong Kong, arresting three men.
Officers raided a 3,000 sq ft tin‑sheet warehouse on Kung Um Road in Yuen Long on Friday night and found three men using tools to cut open two of the containers, Senior Inspector Lam Pak‑kiu of the narcotics bureau said on Sunday.
Each container measured about 1.6 metres long, one metre wide and 0.35 metres high, and weighed an estimated three tonnes.
Investigators believed the drug syndicate concealed the cocaine inside the containers and added layers designed to block X‑ray scanning in an attempt to evade detection.
Police later pried open the containers and discovered 172 bricks of suspected cocaine, each weighing about 1kg (2.2lbs).
The three men, Pakistani nationals aged between 28 and 35, were arrested on suspicion of trafficking in dangerous drugs and being held for questioning.