The Judiciary Police (PJ) on Tuesday nabbed a local man for taking drugs – and possibly also selling them, as well as the possession of drug paraphernalia, PJ spokesman Cheong Kim Fong said during the regular press conference, yesterday.
Cheong identified the suspect as a 21-year-old local sales assistant surnamed Fong.
According to PJ investigative data and intelligence, Fong made multiple trips to the mainland to purchase cannabis there and smuggle the drug to Macau. The Judiciary Police summoned Fong to their headquarters on Tuesday for questioning.
According to Cheong, Fong admitted to developing a drug addiction during his travels early this year, having made multiple trips to the Chinese mainland since May to purchase cannabis, aka weed or marijuana, which he smuggled to his flat in Macau for, he claimed, personal use only. However, Cheong said, Fong was suspected to also have sold some of the drugs.
He made his most recent purchase of cannabis early this month for around 6,000 patacas, Cheong said, adding that PJ officers discovered 44.08 grams of cannabis and related paraphernalia in his flat in the northern district, with an estimated street value of around 44,000 patacas, Cheong said, adding that Fong tested positive for cannabis.
Fong was transferred to the Public Prosecutions Office (MP) recently, facing charges of drug-trafficking, drug-taking and possession of drug paraphernalia.
This undated photo provided by the Judiciary Police yesterday shows evidence seized from Fong’s flat in the northern district.
