NewsNOW newsfax [NN]—6 March 2071
HONG KONG FREE ENTERPRISE ZONE: After weeks of investigative work, members of the Hong Kong Municipal Police Force have conducted their first bust. Police seized nearly fifty kilograms of the street drug tempo being smuggled into Hong Kong inside fresh fruit. The smugglers are believed to be members of a Japanese organized-crime syndicate looking to expand into the Hong Kong market. HKMPF detectives credit the bust to a reliable tip-off from a concerned citizen. While not yet classified as a narcotic in Hong Kong, tempo falls under a general ban on importing spices or herbs without paying a tariff, a law originally passed to prevent the circumvention of standard trade regulations concerning traditional Chinese medicine.
