Hong Kong police bust drug smuggling attempt on PIL ship

Suspected cocaine with a street value of US$50 million was found in a Pacific International Lines (PIL) container ship that arrived in Hong Kong on 7 November.

In a joint operation, police and customs officers raided the Hong Kong-flagged 11,923 TEU Kota Pusaka after being informed that two men, identified as non-crew members, had boarded the vessel from a speedboat while it was docked in Guatemala.

Based on the route of the Kota Pusaka and the suspicious conduct, Hong Kong police deduced that...

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