Under the epidemic, entertainment venues have limited operations, and criminals such as triads use industrial buildings in the area to operate illegal venues in order to increase their income sources to attract young people to patronize.
During the summer vacation from July to August, the Tuen Mun Police District arrested more than 50 people for crimes committed by juveniles in the district and for operating illegal premises in industrial buildings. The youngest was only 10 years old, and 28 tickets were issued for violations of the gathering restriction order.
The 55 persons arrested included 36 men and 19 women, aged between 10 and 74 years old.
Among them, a 10-year-old boy arrested was involved in a fraud. The boy defrauded his friend's father's mobile phone account number to purchase a point card. The amount involved was about $7,000.
According to sources, some of the arrested persons have the background of the gang Xin Yi'an.
Tuen Mun Police District Chief Inspector (Criminal) Huang Xiuling said at a press conference this (31st) afternoon that the summer vacation was the peak period for young people to go astray, and there were criminals who used the University of Technology to operate illegal premises during the epidemic, so the police adopted the code name. "Strong" and "Shadow Chasing" operations to combat.
Detective Inspector Mok Cham-fung, the second team of the Anti-Triad Action Team of Tuen Mun Police District, summed up the results of the operation, stating that the police had detected a total of 19 youth-related cases and arrested 33 youths (including 19 males and 14 females, aged between 10 and 20), respectively involved in assault causing bodily harm, criminal intimidation, criminal damage, drug trafficking, possession of drugs, using forged checks, shop theft, obtaining property by deception, and driving without a license, etc. Multiple charges.
Eight of the arrested youths were involved in a collective bullying case that occurred from May to June this year.
A 13-year-old female victim was attacked and intimidated by her boyfriend’s friend on the platform of the Youai Village shopping mall because of a relationship dispute with her 16-year-old boyfriend.
The police also detected two juvenile drug trafficking cases. The two arrested persons were used by criminals because of their "quick money" mentality. They kept the drugs in their homes and distributed the drugs to the responders when they were instructed.
In the two cases, police officers seized about 29 grams of cocaine and about 48 grams of cannabis drugs, with a market value of 34,000 and 11,000 respectively.
At the same time, the police noticed that some young people had turned to illegal entertainment premises in industrial buildings during the epidemic, so they took "swift" operations to crack down and successfully smashed an unlicensed bar with a gang background in a factory area. A total of 25 were arrested. People, including 8 teenagers.
The charges involved operating an unlicensed bar, drinking alcohol in a place without a liquor license, and violating the disease prevention and control regulations.
At the same time, 28 customers were charged for violating the disease prevention and control regulations.
The police found that the gangsters, in order to attract young customers, even offered free or cheaper drinks to attract some young girls to patronize, thereby attracting more male customers.
During the operation, the police also inspected amusement arcade centers, concourses, bowling alleys, etc., and also inspected some places where high-risk young people would gather in the middle of the night, such as housing estate platforms and basketball courts.
Among them, the police interrogated a group of 4 Yeqing from 12 to 15 years old in the center of Tuen Mun late at night, and found that one of the 12-year-old girls was missing.
The four young people were taken back to the police station and finally picked up by their families.
As for the illegal premises of the industrial building involved in the case may violate other laws, such as illegal modification of industrial building units, violations of fire protection facilities, and violations of related land uses, the police will refer them to relevant government departments for follow-up.
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