Born in Hong Kong, the author attended a Scottish boarding school and then Glasgow Nautical College, where he secured qualification as a navigator. He became an inspector in the Royal Hong Kong Police in 1983 and soon moved to the Narcotics Bureau, conducting several undercover operations and securing four commendations before promotion to chief inspector. In 1997, he took over Kowloon West ‘999’ emergency response as superintendent, then became a marine divisional commander followed by anti-smuggling task force commanding high-speed offshore interceptors. Retired in 2016 after 32 years of distinguished service, he is divorced with four kids, including triplets, and lives in Central Scotland.
‘Operation Clinker’ was the operational name given to this true account told from the perspective of the principal undercover agent, an inspector in Royal Hong Kong Police Narcotics Bureau, in what transpired to be a record attempt to export heroin from Hong Kong to Australia in 1988.The author...
