Man nabbed as customs seize over HK$42m of etomidate
Customs officers on Wednesday said they had found, for the first time, that a drug trafficking syndicate had set up a semi-automated production line to manufacture a large amount of etomidate capsules. A man was arrested on Tuesday after officers busted a suspected etomidate manufacturing centre and seized suspected etomidate with an estimated market value of about HK$42 million at a village…
Customs officers in Hong Kong made a significant arrest on Tuesday, seizing suspected etomidate with an estimated market value of HK$42 million. The operation targeted a suspected etomidate manufacturing centre in Kam Tin, resulting in the discovery of over 3,000 capsules, 13.4 kilos of liquid etomidate, and three kilos of etomidate powder.
The 61-year-old man arrested is charged with manufacturing and trafficking dangerous drugs, set to appear in Tuen Mun Magistrates' Courts on Thursday. Investigators revealed a first-of-its-kind case, where a drug trafficking syndicate adopted a semi-automated production line using advanced liquid filling machines to manufacture etomidate capsules with precise capacities.
This high-tech approach, combined with the seized raw materials, could have potentially produced more than 160,000 capsules within a brief timeframe, posing severe market consequences, according to senior investigator Chan Kit-lun.
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