Hong Kong police seize record 700kg of cocaine

Authorities say collapse of travel during Covid has forced smugglers to make bulk shipments instead of using drug mules

Hong Kong police have announced a record-breaking 700kg cocaine seizure with officers suspecting the huge shipment was smuggled into the city on speedboats.

The bust is the largest in the territory in nearly a decade and netted some HK$930m-worth ($119.6m) of cocaine.