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Police have arrested 65 people after busting an illegal nightclub operating inside industrial buildings in Hung Hom, a district in southeastern Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Additionally, three illegal fishing-machine gambling dens were raided during the two-day operation codenamed "Thunderbolt and Roaring Tiger". In regard to the fishing-machine gambling dens, police claim the gambling syndicate persuaded customers to sell their bank accounts to process gambling proceeds before transferring the money to an account controlled by one of the group's core members.
The operation was carried out on Jul 10 and 11 with moore than 170 officers from the West Kowloon Regional Crime Unit, Kowloon City District, Yau Tsim District, the West Kowloon Operational Unit and the Immigration Department took part taking part.
The suspects were arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking, possession of dangerous drugs, unlicensed sale of liquor, drinking in unlicensed premises, breaching conditions of stay, conspiracy to operate illegal gambling establishments, gambling in illegal establishments and money laundering.
Law enforcement seized about 360 grams of suspected drugs, including Happy Powder, cocaine, methamphetamine and ketamine, with an estimated street value of HK$190,000. Heavy audio equipment, condoms, mouthwash and lubricant were also seized.
Police didn't stop there. They later raided two related nightclubs in Tsim Sha Tsui and arrested 10 mainland Chinese women aged between 25 and 40 for allegedly breaching their conditions of stay by working as karaoke hostesses.
- Jagajeet Chiba, Gambling911.com
