Police smashed illegal places in many places.
Among them, the Mong Kok District Criminal Investigation Team, the Anti-Triad Action Team, the Major Crime Team, the Special Duty Team, the Licensing Office and the West Kowloon Mobile Force launched an operation code-named "DASHREBOUND" for two consecutive days (9 to 10 days). , a large-scale crackdown on the source of income of triads and curb juvenile delinquency activities, a total of 11 residential and commercial units in the area were inspected, 5 illegal fishing machine casinos, 2 prostitution venues, 2 drug caves and 2 pornographic CD distributions were smashed. Center; also searched 11 game centers, Internet cafes, billiard rooms, bars, nightclubs and dining premises.
During the operation, 40 men and 10 women (aged 27 to 72) were involved in "operating gambling establishments", "gambling in gambling establishments", "managing prostitution establishments", "trafficking dangerous drugs", "operating drug dens", "possessing Offensive weapons, "possessing obscene articles for publication", "wounding people" and "failure to produce identity documents" were arrested; 22 men and 6 women were arrested for violating the "Prevention and Control of Diseases (Requirements and Instructions)" (Business and Premises) Regulation (Cap. 599F) and four other men were also fined for contravening the Prevention and Control of Disease (Wearing of Masks) Regulation (Cap. 599I).
The police seized 26 fishing machines for gambling, about 20,000 yuan in gambling money, one telescopic stick, about 8,300 pornographic discs with a market value of about 250,000 Hong Kong dollars and suspected drugs worth 73,000 yuan.
In addition, yesterday, the Wong Tai Sin Police District Special Duty Team launched an operation code-named "BRAVEDUKE" to smash suspected baccarat games at a unit at Golden Chi Avenue in Ngau Chi Wan and at a unit at 20-34A Shung Ling Street, San Po Kong respectively. Gambling stalls and illegal mahjong casinos seized baccarat tables, mahjong tables, more than 100,000 yuan of gambling money, chips with a face value of about 1.3 million yuan, and a batch of gambling equipment.
During the operation, a 57-year-old woman in a baccarat gambling stall was arrested for "operating a gambling establishment"; two women, 53 and 41, were arrested for "assisting in operating a gambling establishment"; 6 men and 18 women (aged 35 to 76) were arrested. ) was arrested on suspicion of "gambling in a gambling establishment".
All were fined for contravening the Prevention and Control of Disease (Prohibition on Gathering) Regulation (Cap. 599G).
A woman surnamed Lu (55 years old) at the Sparrow Casino was arrested on suspicion of “operating a gambling establishment”; two men and two women (aged 37 to 74) were arrested on suspicion of “gambling in a gambling establishment”.
The arrested men and women in the mahjong stall were released on bail pending investigation and must report to the police in mid-July.
The Sham Shui Po Police District Special Duty Team sent officers disguised as customers yesterday afternoon to smash a suspected unlicensed massage parlour at a unit on Fuk Wing Street, seized a batch of evidence such as massage beds, massage oil and towels, and arrested 3 local women (47 to 57 years old), they are suspected of "managing an unlicensed massage establishment" and "assisting in the management of an unlicensed massage establishment" and are being detained.