Hong Kong Customs officers of the Airport Command have cracked two cases of drug trafficking by means of express air parcels at the Hong Kong International Airport, the customs said Monday.

They seized 0.5 kg of ketamine in a hollowed-out book on Nov. 16, and one kg of cocaine in 10 pairs of hollowed-out slippers sent by express parcels on Nov. 17, altogether with a retail value of about 880,000 HK dollars.

Investigation is under way and no one has been arrested so far.

A spokesman from the customs said the officers at control points would remain vigilant at all times to clamp down on drug trafficking activities.

Under the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, the maximum penalty for the offense of trafficking in dangerous drugs is life imprisonment and a fine of 5 million HK dollars.

(Xinhua News Agency November 22, 2005)