Police seize record amount of ketamine in air cargo

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Police seize record amount of ketamine in air cargo

Central News Agency
2013-12-22 06:40 PM

Police arrange bags of seized ketamine at the Criminal Investigation Bureau during a press conference in Taipei on May 9, 2013 (AFP/File)

Taipei, Dec. 22 (CNA) Over 200 kilograms of ketamine was seized at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport on Saturday, the largest amount ever smuggled into Taiwan by air, according to the Aviation Police Office on Sunday.

The drugs, disguised as desiccants, were found hidden in women's shoes in four batches of cargo from Hong Kong in the early hours of Saturday, the police said.

The 225 kg of ketamine had a street value of NT$500 million (US$16.72 million), according to the police.

The recipient of the cargo, a man surnamed Huang, was arrested Saturday and handed over to prosecutors the next day for questioning, the aviation police said.

(By Bien Chen-feng and Kay Liu)