According to a new report, a Pokemon Card Shop in Hong Kong was allegedly caught with over $1 million worth of crystal meth.
As per South China Morning Post (via Gamespot), the Pokemon Card Shop was a 400-square-foot upstairs store in the Hung Hom district, and it was a popular spot for teenagers, children, and other enthusiasts. After an “extensive investigation”, the Hong Kong police searched a 28-year-old man outside the shop and found 5kg of crystal meth on him. Upon searching the premises, they found an additional 16kgs of meth in the “staff resting area”. The total 21kgs of drugs was worth over HK$10 million or US$1.3 million.
Inspector Liong Chun-hin ensured through a statement that no children or teenagers were distributed drugs, and neither of them was involved in the trafficking at the Pokemon Card Shop. However, he added that “storing such a large quantity of the narcotics in a place where teenagers and children can visit is irresponsible and disgraceful behaviour that also heightens the possible risk of teenagers and children mistakenly encountering illegal drugs”.
Liong believes that the 28-year-old man working at the Pokemon Card Shop was “recruited by a drug-trafficking syndicate with promises of money and used his store to store the narcotics in an attempt to avoid detection”. The accused has been charged with drug trafficking and will appear at the Kowloon City Court on Wednesday.
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