Government has classified the narcotic as a dangerous drug, meaning possession, trafficking could lead to lengthy prison sentences.

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The police later arrested the 13-year-old for possession of hard drugs. In addition to the e-cigarette, she carried a bottle with "space oil", a new trendy drug among youth in Hong Kong ...

Police Commissioner Raymond Siu revealed on Saturday that the force has arrested 157 people in relation to the space oil drug. He pointed out that 37 of the arrestees were aged below 21 ...

The city administration in February banned the recreational substance "space oil" and its key ingredient, an anaesthetic called etomidate, amid a rise in popularity of the drug among teenagers.

Commissioner for Narcotics Kesson Lee of the Security Bureau said his division would organise the Anti-Space Oil Drug Week with education authorities to drive home the message to students. He also ...

Speaking on an RTHK radio programme, Henry Tong said the situation with teenagers taking the space oil drug is worrying. He said teachers and parents find it hard to spot students taking the drug ...

The number of reported drug abusers aged under 21 rose by 8%, however, to 720. Of these abusers, 226 had vaped the “space oil drug”. The figures come from the Central Registry of Drug Abuse. The most ...