The bald man sat at the coffee shop enjoying a drink. He was joined at the table by a few others who were believed to have received small packets from the man.
The exchange at the busy coffee shop would have gone unnoticed. But, unknown to the group, they were being observed by plainclothes officers from the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB), sitting a few tables away.
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