Police arrest 61 in dozens of online drugs cases
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Police on Friday said they arrested 61 people, including five minors, in the past month for allegedly selling drugs online. It said the suspects, aged between 14 and 59, are suspected of involvement in 43 cases. Officers said they seized 128 kilogrammes of drugs, including cannabis buds, cocaine and magic mushrooms, as well as electronic cigarette pods. The hauls were worth about HK$38 million in total, police said. Chief Inspector Charm Yiu-kwong said drug syndicates have created channels and groups on Telegram to sell cannabis products. "Syndicates imported a large amount of cannabis oil from overseas countries to Hong Kong. They then processed the cannabis oil and mixed it into chocolates, candies and cookies, and sold them on social media platforms. In terms of appearance, they looked the same as normal products," he said. Charm added that some electronic cigarette pods have been found to contain etomidate, warning that even a small amount of the controlled drug can cause death.
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