Focus Taiwan
Date: 2016/07/23
By: Liu Chien-pang and Lilian Wu
Taipei, July 23 (CNA) A man has been arrested for importing marijuana buds from Canada and selling it to night clubs in eastern Taipei, Taipei police announced Saturday.
Police said that after a long-term stakeout, they conducted a raid on the man’s residence in Taipei’s Wenshan District a day earlier. They found in his safety deposit box several sealed containers wrapped in three layers of vacuum packaging to avoid being detected.
Police said that that the man, who they identified only as “Wang,” hid the marijuana buds among everyday items, such as books, drink cans and CD cases. He also delivered the drugs in person to his buyers.
Police said the source of marijuana buds is very limited and its purity is higher than marijuana leaves, so that its market price is high. [FULL STORY]