Customs seized $2.1m worth of cocaine at airport

It was concealed inside a a speedpost parcel  from Brazil.

According to a report, customs officers have charged a 27-year-old man with drug trafficking after they seized 2.1kg of cocaine from a speedpost parcel from Sao Paulo, Brazil, at the airport.

The drug, worth about $2.18 million, was concealed inside 30 printer parts inside the package, which officers found on Sunday.

They arrested the man, who claimed to be unemployed, on Monday. He will appear at Tsuen Wan Magistrates Court today.

The maximum penalty for drug trafficking is life in prison and a $5 million fine.