65 arrested in Hong Kong crackdown targeting illicit triad-linked income sources

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Hong Kong police arrested 65 individuals linked to triad-related illegal income sources in a crackdown targeting illegal gambling and other crimes. The operation involved multiple agencies and also addressed unauthorized petrol stations.

Hong Kong police have arrested 65 people, including 11 sex workers and 54 others involved in suspected illegal gambling, in a two-day joint crackdown with fire services and immigration authorities targeting triad-linked income sources. The force said on Saturday that another three people were issued summonses for running an illegal petrol station during the joint operation conducted on Thursday and Friday. Superintendent Lui Sze-ho said officers raided five illegal gambling parlours and four...