Hong Kong police arrest 78 people during an anti-triad operation targeting illegal gambling activities, including an underground “mini-casino” and a racecourse betting syndicate. Police say the enforcement is carried out between July 7 and Monday on Hong Kong Island, with officers from a regional anti-triad unit and other units involved. The arrests include 42 men and 36 women, aged between 16 and 68. Police state that part of the operation focuses on an underground “mini-casino” in North Point. Another target is a gang organising illegal racehorse betting linked to the Happy Valley racecourse. Police officials say the broader crackdown also addresses related offences, including illicit drug activity, prostitution and triad activities, alongside gambling. The police briefing reports that the suspects are arrested during raids connected to these gambling operations. No further details on charges, the identities of those arrested, or the scale of the alleged betting operations are included in the reports provided.
Police arrest 78 in Hong Kong crackdown on illegal gambling and betting syndicates
Hong Kong police arrest 78 people during an anti-triad operation targeting illegal gambling activities, including an underground “mini-casino” and a racecourse betting syndicate. Police say the enforc...
- Police in Hong Kong arrest 78 people during an anti-triad operation on Hong Kong Island.
- The enforcement runs from July 7 to Monday and targets illegal gambling activities.
- Police say they raid an underground “mini-casino” in North Point.
- Police also target a syndicate arranging illegal racehorse betting linked to the Happy Valley racecourse.
- Arrested suspects include 42 men and 36 women, aged 16 to 68.
Police have arrested 78 people during a Hong Kong Island anti-triad operation, targeting an underground “mini-casino” in North Point and a gang organising illegal racehorse betting. Forty-two men and 36 women were arrested between July 7 and Monday, Vincent Lo, senior inspector of police said in a media briefing on Tuesday. The arrestees were aged […]
6 hours agoHong Kong police have arrested 78 people, with the youngest aged 16, in a crackdown on illegal gambling activities, including a syndicate operating at the Happy Valley racecourse. Lo Kin-pong, chief inspector from the regional anti-triad unit on Hong Kong Island, said on Tuesday that the force conducted enforcement efforts between July 7 and Monday against illicit drug, gambling, prostitution and triad activities. A total of 42 men and 36 women, aged between 16 and 68, were arrested, including...
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