Kiwi held with 30kg of drugs in Guangzhou
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A NEW Zealand man has been held in south China’s Guangdong Province for allegedly attempting to smuggle 30 kg of crystal methamphetamine out of the country.
It is the largest ever crystal meth smuggling case Guangzhou customs have seen, according to Rao Jiyong, a local customs official.
An Australian woman who entered China with the man on tourist visas on November 6 has been released after investigation showed that she was not intentionally involved.
The man is subject to official arrest approved by the procuratorate.
“We have sufficient evidence. The man himself also admitted that this was not his first time he trafficked drugs out of China,” Rao said. He added that the case will be handed over to the Chinese judicial authorities.
The customs official did not disclose the two names.
The case was cracked on November 8 when the two tried to board a plane back to Sydney from Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong, and customs officers found 30 kg of the drug in their luggage.
Their tour route through China was different from that of common tourists and the investigation showed the trade was likely controlled by an international drug smuggling ring, Rao said.
The case highlights the severity of drug trafficking with foreigners involved in China.
So far this year, the Guangzhou customs have busted 193 drug trafficking cases in which 391 kg drugs were seized and 79 suspects, including 63 foreigners, were detained, said Rao.
The Chinese authorities have long been heavy-handed in fighting drug trafficking and other drug-related crimes. Drug traffickers could face punishments of up to life imprisonment and death penalty.
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