The Hsinchu District Prosecutors’ Office yesterday said it has carried out what it called the largest ketamine bust in the nation’s law enforcement history after confiscating tonnes of illegal substances from a fishing boat near the Pratas Islands (Dongsha Islands, 東沙群島).

On Friday last week, Hsinchu prosecutor Sheng Yu-chih (沈郁智), leading a task force of coast guards, military police and the Hsinchu Police Department, found 52 sacks of drugs after raiding the Taiwan-flagged vessel Maan Ruby Fuh.

Officers seized 1.6 tonnes of ketamine and 22.5kg of amphetamines, inclusive of packaging material.

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