Criminal syndicates set up illegal fishing machine gambling stalls. Logistics companies provide a "one-stop" cross-border supply chain of fishing machines. Large quantities of fishing machines are transported from the Mainland to Hong Kong, and the game machines are stored in the container yard of Wenjindu, Sheung Shui, and then the fishing is transported. Airport to illegal casinos in all districts of Hong Kong.
Police in Yau Tsim District took action the day before (25th) and arrested 11 people.
Yau Tsim Police District Special Duty Squad First Team Superintendent Lin Haiyuan told about the case this afternoon (27th). In the past few days, Yau Tsim Police District noticed that there was a logistics company that continued to supply fishing machines to illegal gambling establishments in West Kowloon. For gambling purposes.
After intelligence analysis and in-depth investigation, the police found that the logistics company involved in the case transported fishing machines to Hong Kong in a one-stop manner, and then stored these game machines in the container yard of Man Kam To in Ta Kwu Ling, and transported the fishing machines to the whole area in the middle of the night. Illegal gambling establishments in various districts of Hong Kong; it also involves the participation of truck platforms for online calls.
The Special Duty Squad of the Yau Tsim Police District launched an operation "netting" the day before yesterday. It smashed an illegal fishing machine casino on Pilkem Street in Yau Ma Tei in the morning and carried out ambush surveillance.
In the evening, the police discovered that someone from the criminal group was carrying a fishing machine to the casino involved. They immediately arrested and raided the container yard and warehouse of the logistics company involved in Man Kam To.
The police arrested 11 people (10 men and 1 woman, aged between 29 and 44), including 4 heads of logistics companies, accountants and drivers, 5 members of gambling syndicates, and two non-Chinese porters, some of them People have triad background; they are suspected of assisting in the management of illegal gambling establishments, prohibiting employment and starting businesses.
Among them, three men from the syndicate smuggled into Hong Kong from the Mainland to participate in relevant illegal activities.
During the operation, the police seized a total of 24 fishing game machines and a large number of transportation documents.
Investigations show that the company has operated for one year. From June to September this year alone, it has transported more than 250 fishing game consoles to all districts in Hong Kong, involving a transportation cost of 250,000 yuan, and the total value of game consoles is about 3 million yuan.
Police operations are still continuing, and the case is handed over to the Yau Tsim District Special Duty Squad and Crime Squad for follow-up. It is not ruled out that more people will be arrested.
Yau Tsim Police District Assistant Operations Officer Inspector Chow Feilong said that since January this year, Yau Tsim Police District smashed 33 illegal gambling establishments, arrested 134 people, including 89 men and 45 women, including gambling stall managers and gamblers, and seized 98. Gambling game machines, including fishing machines.
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