Another suspect was arrested in the Tsim Sha Tsui prostitution syndicate that provided Russian and Japanese girls as a solicitation. The 33-year-old female leader of the syndicate was arrested after absconding for a week.
Last Monday (November 28), the police launched an operation code-named "Haiba" to smash a prostitution syndicate and arrested 17 women, including Russian and Japanese women suspected of prostitution, as well as two members, but the mastermind of the syndicate escaped .
The Regional Crime Squad of West Kowloon successfully arrested the female mastermind in a hotel room yesterday (3rd) night after several days of pursuit, and seized 150,000 yuan in cash.
According to sources, the arrested woman is a mainlander who entered the country illegally. She possessed multiple stolen ID cards and used them to rent a hotel room to cover her up, making it difficult for the police to trace her.
The suspect is about 33 years old. He smuggled into Hong Kong two years earlier and is cunning.
According to sources, the arrested woman is a mainlander who entered the country illegally, possessing multiple stolen ID cards, and using her ID cards to rent hotel rooms to cover her eyes.
(Photo by Chen Haoran)
On the 28th of last month, Superintendent Zhong Yalun of the Crime Department of the West Kowloon Region of the Police and Senior Inspector Singh Gimandeep, the case supervisor, explained the case.
(File photo/Photo by Lin Zhenhua)
When explaining the case on the 28th of last month, the police stated that based on reports and investigations, officers of the West Kowloon Regional Crime Squad conducted an anti-prostitution operation codenamed "MASTERSEA" in the area at night, raided five hotels in the Tsim Sha Tsui area, and seized About 220,000 yuan in cash, multiple mobile phones, a batch of condoms, lubricating oil, mouthwash, towels, etc.
The police believe that this operation has dismantled a cross-border criminal group operating illegal prostitution activities through social media, and the operation is still ongoing, and it is not ruled out that more people will be arrested.
During the operation, a 40-year-old local woman and a 27-year-old mainland woman were arrested for "controlling others with the purpose of causing them to have illegal sexual intercourse or prostitution". The mainland woman was also arrested for "violating the conditions of stay" .
In addition, 11 mainland women (aged 23 to 35) and 4 foreign women (aged 20 to 30) were arrested for "violating the conditions of stay".
All are under arrest.
The police remind the public that according to the "Crimes Ordinance" Chapter 200 of the Laws of Hong Kong, anyone who controls another person with the purpose of causing him to have illegal sexual intercourse or prostitution is a serious crime. Once convicted, he can be sentenced to a maximum of 14 years in prison. Members of the public should not defy the law .
The Kowloon West Region will continue to monitor the situation and conduct intelligence gathering, and cooperate with relevant departments to combat illegal prostitution and illegal immigration.
Police sweep Tsim Sha Tsui hotel to break prostitution syndicate and arrest 17 people, including Russian and Japanese girls