Customs officers arrested four people and seized 4.2kg of heroin worth $3.9 million at the airport, the Government announced today.

Officers found the drug concealed in false compartments of shoes worn by the four male passengers, aged 23 to 38, who arrived from Bangkok on March 6.

They will appear at Kowloon City Magistrates’ Courts on March 9.

Trafficking in a dangerous drug is a serious offence. It carries a maximum penalty of a $5 million fine and life imprisonment.