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Sweeping holes in the plough court | Anti-triad group raids against illegal bars and gambling stalls in multiple districts, arrested and charged at least 77

2020-10-09T23:20:45.871Z


In response to the repeated COVID-19 pandemic and the recent homicide of gangsters on Austin Road, the police launched an anti-triad operation in response to the anti-epidemic order. From late night on Friday (9th) to early morning on Saturday (10th), a large-scale inspection of Tsim Sha


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Written by: Deng Haixing and He Weihong

2020-10-10 04:03

Last update date: 2020-10-10 07:09

In response to the repeated COVID-19 pandemic and the recent homicide of gangsters on Austin Road, the police launched an anti-triad operation in response to the anti-epidemic order.

From late night on Friday (9th) to early morning on Saturday (10th), a number of illegal or unlicensed bars in Tsim Sha Tsui, Tsuen Wan and Tuen Mun were vigorously inspected; illegal gambling stalls controlled by gangs were also smashed in Tsuen Wan.

At least 77 people were arrested and voted during the operation.

Starting at 11 o'clock last night, the anti-triad group of the West Kowloon Region, together with the Yau Tsim Police District, the Mong Kok Police District and the Kowloon City Police District, and other police district anti-triad groups and mobile units, started at Hanoi Road and Chatham Road South. Two bars, arrested four men (27-40 years old) suspected of "professing triad members"; and at 1:45 a.m., a bar in Lanma Commercial Building on Hau Fook Street was found to be operating illegally and a woman held The licensee (40 years old) and a male person in charge (48 years old) were arrested; 13 alcoholics in the venue were charged with a "restricted gathering order".

In addition, at about midnight today, the Anti-Triad Unit of the New Territories South Region also smashed a suspected unlicensed bar at a unit at No. 95 Chai Wan Kok Street, Tsuen Wan, and seized about 400 alcoholic drinks worth about $25,000 and about 2,300. Yuan in cash.

A 52-year-old local male person in charge and a 48-year-old foreign female person in charge were arrested for "unlicensed sales of alcoholic beverages"; they were arrested and violated business ban; six men and six women (28 to 36 years old) foreigners were suspected of " "Drinking in an unlicensed place" was arrested and charged for violating the "Restriction Order". Five men and three women were also involved in "illegal immigration."

The Tuen Mun Police District started on October 6, and also cooperated with the organized and crime triad investigation branch (O record) and the "Plow Ting Sweeping Point" anti-triad operation in various police districts. In the early hours of this morning, the Tuen Mun Police District The anti-triad group, together with the special duty tunnel, smashed an unlicensed bar and illegal gambling stall in an industrial building on Kin Fat Street and a tenement building in Tai Hing Building, Tuen Mun Rural Committee Road, and arrested 4 men and 3 women respectively. And 12 men and 25 women. The 44 persons (21 to 65 years old) were involved in "sale of alcohol without a license", "drinking in an unlicensed place", "operating a gambling establishment" and "gambling in a gambling establishment".

It is understood that the arrested persons were working as site workers, decoration workers, in the beauty industry or unemployed. Some of them have triad background, including 2 persons in charge.

The two units involved in the case were controlled by gangsters and started operations in mid-September.

Inspector Sheng Weiren of the Anti-triad Squad of Tuen Mun Police District said that he believes that criminals are coveting the needs of the ban under the epidemic, renting old buildings for illegal activities, and urging the public to strictly abide by the anti-epidemic order.

During the operation, the police seized 154 cans of beer, 20 sets of sparrows, 10 sparrow tables, and 6,000 yuan in gambling money.

According to the current "Prevention and Control of Disease (Regulations and Instructions) (Business and Premises) Ordinance" (Chapter 599F), bars can only operate until midnight every day; and according to the "Prevention and Control of Disease (Prohibition of Group Gathering) Regulations (Chapter 599G), the number of gatherings shall not exceed 4 persons.

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