KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 7 -- A 36-year-old Hong Kong man has been arrested after customs officers allegedly found about 1kg of suspected cocaine concealed in the shoes he was wearing upon arriving at Hong Kong International Airport on a flight from Kuala Lumpur last Wednesday.

The New Straits Times (NST) reported that the seizure is the latest in a series of similar cases involving passengers arriving from Kuala Lumpur.

Hong Kong Customs said the man was detained after officers allegedly found about 1kg of suspected cocaine hidden in the shoes he was wearing.

The seized drugs had an estimated street value of HK$600,000 (RM310,817), and investigations are ongoing.

The authorities said the man was stopped during a customs inspection of arriv...