Customs makes first seizure of kratom just weeks after drug is banned in Hong Kong


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Hong Kong authorities have revealed they made their first seizure of a potentially addictive herbal substance just weeks after it was banned.

Customs officers discovered 2.5 tonnes of kratom being shipped from Banten in Indonesia to a trading company in Florida via Hong Kong, where it arrived on August 29, according to a source. The kratom was in powder form and contained in vacuum-sealed bags inside 124 boxes.

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