The Macao Judiciary Police recently arrested a couple from the Chinese mainland in the Macao Special Administrative Region on suspicion of drug trafficking, with authorities discovering cannabis concealed in the male suspect's tailored underwear, according to a police report.
Acting on intelligence, anti-narcotics officers from the drug crime investigation unit conducted interdiction operations targeting inbound flights. They identified and intercepted the suspects — a Chinese mainland man and his wife — upon their arrival from Bangkok, Thailand on the evening of July 17.

Authorities uncovered five packets of cannabis flower weighing approximately 321.9 grams and 11 packets of cannabis residue, totaling around 333.8 grams hidden inside the man’s modified underwear, the police report said. 

In his luggage, police also confiscated four boxes of cookies—packaged in ordinary biscuit tins suspected to contain cannabis—weighing a total of 2,818.8 grams, along with a packet of cannabis-laced gummies weighing 829.4 grams.

Laboratory tests conducted by the criminal technology department confirmed the presence of cannabis and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in the seized items, with an estimated total value of MOP 656,000 ($81,145).

Investigations revealed that the male suspect, a habitual drug user, had purchased the narcotics in Bangkok. His wife allegedly helped smuggle the drugs through Macau en route to the Chinese mainland, the police said.

Both suspects have been referred to the prosecutors’ office for investigation on charges of trafficking narcotics and psychotropic substances based on the evidence gathered, the report said.