Man falls to death fleeing Hong Kong police raid on suspected drug den

South China Morning Post26 October 2026, 04:16 UTCHong Kong

A man has died after falling from a building while trying to flee a Hong Kong police raid on a suspected drug den in Yau Ma Tei. The 42-year-old man, surnamed Kwong, was found unconscious outside 385-387 Reclamation Street at about 9.28pm on Sunday. He was rushed to Kwong Wah Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said on Monday. At 9.21pm, officers from the Organised Crime and Triad Bureau launched an operation at the building, breaking into a flat suspected of operating as a drug...

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