{
  "id": 1678533,
  "title": "Hong Kong customs arrests 10 over HK$56 million cannabis haul bound for Europe, Africa",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/hong-kong-customs-arrests-10-over-hk-56-million-cannabis-haul-bound",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T08:47:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3364421/hong-kong-customs-arrests-10-over-hk56-million-cannabis-haul-bound-europe-africa"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Hong Kong customs has arrested 10 people and seized suspected cannabis buds worth an estimated HK$56 million (US$7 million) in a month-long operation targeting a syndicate accused of smuggling the drug from Southeast Asia to Europe and Africa via the city. Code-named Fire Mesh, the operation ran from July 13 to Monday this week and resulted in the seizure of about 240kg (529lbs) of cannabis buds,…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
        "title": "Hong Kong aiming to revamp heat-stress warning system by end of this month",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/hong-kong-aiming-to-revamp-heat-stress-warning-system-by-end-of-this",
        "published": "2026-08-18T05:49:39.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}