Four men, aged 32 to 43, have been jailed by the District Court for up to four years for bookmaking and money laundering.

The defendants were arrested during a Police operation in Shui Tau Tsuen, Pat Heung, on May 11, 2003. Some horse-racing and soccer betting slips with a face value of about $5.5 million and $140,000 cash was seized.

They were convicted at the District Court on February 25 and sentenced today.