The police deployed two years to smash the African-American pickpocketing syndicate and arrested at least 13 people.
According to sources, there have been many thefts against foreigners in bars and streets in Wan Chai district in the past, and the situation is rampant.
In view of this, the police began deployment in 2019. Around the early morning of today (25th), the anti-triad operation team of the Wan Chai Police District, together with the intelligence team, took action and arrested at least 12 women and 1 man.
It is understood that the arrested persons are all of African descent, and the women involved in the case dealt with foreigners in bars and on the street, pickpocketing their credit cards, watches and mobile phones while they were drunk, with a value ranging from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands. .
Due to the rampant situation, some bars have refused entry to suspicious persons in the past six months.
The police are still investigating the case, and it is not ruled out that more people have been arrested.
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