Hong Kong police arrest man, seize HK$150,000 worth of drugs in raid on public housing flat

Hong Kong police have arrested a jobless man and seized HK$150,000 (US$19,000) worth of narcotics in a raid on a public housing flat that was allegedly used as a storage and packaging facility for illegal drugs.

Officers also confiscated more than 10 knives and a retractable baton along with drug-taking instruments and packaging equipment from the Kwai Chung flat, according to police on Friday.