Gang infighting caused a series of killings and innocent citizens overnight. The police attached great importance to raids and searched 70 locations in East Kowloon and arrested 17 people.
According to the police, three violent cases involving triad conflicts occurred in Kwun Tong and Sau Mau Ping districts late last Tuesday. Among them, innocent citizens were attacked and injured when they were misunderstood as members of gangsters while having fun in Internet cafes.
The police took action last Friday and Saturday (15th and 16th) for two consecutive days and searched more than 70 locations in the area and arrested 17 men.
The Chief Inspector of the Anti-Triad Action Team of the Criminal Division of the East Kowloon Region, Qiu Zongtai, described the case this afternoon (17th), saying that there were active underworld gangs in the East Kowloon region earlier, due to private grievances and interests, which led to infighting on Tuesday. (12th) A total of 3 cases of injury and criminal intimidation occurred in Kwun Tong and Sau Mau Ping District; two of them occurred in Sau Mau Ping District and one in Kwun Tong District.
A total of 5 people were injured in 3 cases. In addition to gangsters, there were also innocent citizens who were mistaken for gang members and were attacked and injured in Internet cafes.
According to sources, the gang involved in the conflict is suspected to be a member of Xin Ngong An.
The Criminal Division of the East Kowloon Region, together with the Wong Tai Sin Police District, Sau Mau Ping Police District, Kwun Tong Police District and Tseung Kwan O Police District Criminal Division, as well as officers of the East Kowloon Region Tactical Unit, were held on Friday and Saturday (15 and 16 Day) For two days in a row, an anti-criminal operation was carried out with the codename Liting Sweeping Caves, searching more than 70 locations in the area, including bars, entertainment and party venues, and arresting 17 men (14 to 59 years old), most of which were members of the Xinyi'an triad. , Only one person has a 14k background.
The arrested persons were suspected of injuring others, claiming to be members of triad society and criminal intimidation.
Among them, 11 arrested men are suspected to be related to the above-mentioned three wounding and criminal intimidation cases in Sau Mau Ping and Kwun Tong, including two who were behind a series of violent cases. They are being detained for investigation.
The police also found a Toyo sword in the apartment of an 18-year-old arrested man. The man was also arrested on suspicion of possession of offensive weapons.
During the operation, the police also detained two private cars involved in the case.
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