Hong Kong police stated on Tuesday that the shop in Hung Hom saw a lot of patronage from children and teenagers, and even hosted card games. Happily, however, police can also confirm that drugs were not sold to or trafficked through customers of the card shop.
“But storing such a large quantity of the narcotics in a place where teenagers and children can visit is irresponsible and disgraceful behavior that also heightens the possible risk of teenagers and children mistakenly encountering illegal drugs,” said Liong Chun-hin, an inspector for the Narcotics Bureau of the Hong Kong police.
The yet-unnamed 28 year old suspect, who was one of the owners of the store, was arrested and expected to be charged with drug trafficking before Kowloon City Court on August 21st. The Hong Kong police force suspects that the TCG shop had been in use as drug storage for about a month, and that the suspect had been recruited by a larger drug-trafficking organization.
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