Hong Kong Customs arrested a Bolivian man carrying 6 kg of cocaine at the airport on Tuesday, according to a release on the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's official website on Wednesday.

Customs officers found five packs of cocaine, with an estimated market value of 4.8 million HK dollars, from the man's bag after stopping him for inspection at the arrival hall of the airport.

According to a spokesman, the man arrived from Bolivia via Buenos Aires, Argentina and then Johannesburg, South Africa.

The 37-year-old Bolivian man, who claimed to be a merchant, will appear at the Tsuen Wan Magistrates' Courts on Aug. 20 to face the drug-trafficking charge.

If convicted, he could face a maximum penalty of life imprisonment and a fine of 5 million HK dollars.

Source: Xinhua