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IN CONFIDENCE

27. On 28th December, 1973, officers of the Preventive Service boarded the M.V. ‘Kota Sahabat', which arrived in Hong Kong from Bangkok. The chief cook of the vessel, Singapore male Too Seam-chiow (2621/3234/3564), 65 years, was searched and 4 packets of prepared opium weighing 91 grammes were found on his person. He was arrested and charged with Possession of Dangerous Drugs. He was convicted and fined HK$100.00.

Exportation

(PS/110/114/73)

28. On 11th July, 1973, acting on information supplied by the Narcotics Bureau, a man, WONG Mau-fat (7806/5399/4099) 25 years, was searched by officers of the Preventive Service as he was about to depart from Kai Tak Airport for Amsterdam. In his luggage they found 2.7794 kilogrammes of a mixture containing 1.0136 kilogrammes of salts of esters of morphine. WONG was arrested and charged with Possession of Dangerous Drugs for the Purpose of Unlawful Trafficking. He was con- victed and sentenced to 34 years imprisonment.

Storage

(AP/CCB/71/73)

29. On 20th August, 1973, officers of the Preventive Service raided a flat in Hung Hom, Kowloon. The premises was searched and 150.81 kilogrammes of raw opium, 134.8 grammes of prepared opium and 15.8 grammes of opium dross were found. Enquiries failed to establish ownership of the drugs

and no arrest was made.

(PS/106/144/73)

30. On 19th October, 1973, in conjunction with the raid reported at paragraph 20 above, officers of the Narcotics Bureau raided a flat at Hung Hom, Kowloon. A search of the premises was made and a large amount of No. 3 heroin was seized. A man, Li Shek-chi (2621/6932/2535), 52 years, and two women, LUNG Siu-king (7893/1421/8774), 47 years, and SEE Wai-hing (0674/1920/ 0615), 16 years, found in the premises were arrested. The total seizure was 2.331 kilogrammes of a mixture containing 0.9406 kilogrammes of salts of esters of morphine. The premises was being

A quantity of No. 4 heroin, No. 3 heroin and barbitone was found in the premises. (HH/CCB/1515/73)

IN CONFIDENCE

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