Hong Kong police make record cocaine bust worth $96m

Hong Kong police said on Sunday they have made the southern Chinese territory's largest ever cocaine bust, seizing more than half a tonne of the drug, worth around US$77 million (S$96 million).

Authorities said drugs officers raided separate locations over the weekend, including a warehouse in the city's suburbs, finding a total of 567kg of cocaine.

Eight people were arrested, police said, ranging in age from 24 to 55.

Those arrested included an American man, a Colombian woman with Hong Kong residency and five Mexicans, a police spokesman said.

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