A self-professed Hong Kong gangster has realized the advantages of protecting a low profile after a viral video of him exiting a Porsche to berate a minibus driver led to his arrest for cocaine possession.
The 35-year-old appeared in court docket on Saturday after the clip capturing their visitors dispute helped police observe down the wished fugitive.
It reveals the person getting out of the sports activities automotive and shouting profanities on the driver whereas claiming to be a triad member — a part of an organized crime group — which is against the law in Hong Kong.
He bashes the window of the automobile whereas knocking the glasses off the driving force's face and waving a stick.
However his match of highway rage has price him dearly after police busted him and three others on Thursday for drug possession, with officers seizing 1.7 kilograms of suspected cocaine. Police mentioned the defendants will likely be remanded in custody till March 10.
"This man disregarded the security of different highway customers and additional disregarded regulation and order by publicly claiming to be a triad member," Chief Inspector Wong Chi-tang instructed reporters.
He added that police made the arrest after figuring out the person from the video.
In a Fb publish, Hong Kong police mentioned the person suspected of intimidating the minibus driver was charged with one rely of "prison intimidation," one rely of "proclaimed triad member," one rely of "driving with out a license" and two counts of "drug trafficking."
In the meantime, the sufferer of the person's outburst has been dubbed the "most educated minibus driver" in Hong Kong after it was found he holds a grasp's diploma in transport planning and had give up a profitable job to serve commuters from behind the wheel.