125 arrested as triads use violence to take over construction site lunchbox trade

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Hong Kong police arrested 125 individuals in a crackdown on a triad group monopolizing lunchbox supply businesses at construction sites through intimidation and extortion. The syndicate also operated illegal gambling dens across East Kowloon construction sites.

Hong Kong police have arrested 125 people in a crackdown on a triad group that monopolised lunchbox supply businesses at construction sites by intimidating and extorting other vendors, while also running multiple illegal gambling dens. The force said on Monday that it had cracked down on a syndicate that had gained a monopoly over lunchbox catering at private and public housing building sites in East Kowloon in an undercover operation. “The stable customer base and consistent income of the...