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Police have arrested 29 people - 23 men and six women aged from 17 to 76 - in a three-day anti-triad operation in the Kwai Tsing area in an effort to curb the sources of income and activities of triad gangs.
Nine locations in Sheung Shui, Kwai Chung, Tsing Yi and Yuen Long were raided to combat the sale of illicit oil and storage of pirated optical discs, etc.
They were arrested for various offences including possession of dangerous drugs, illegal gambling, assault, claiming to be members of triads, offences under the Dutiable Commodities Ordinance and Copyright Ordinance, possession of an obscene article for the purpose of publication, breach of conditions of stay and attempted obtaining of property by deception.
A total of 800 litres of illicit oil, 2,000 obscene optical discs and pirated game discs, a small quantity of suspected dangerous drugs, 9,400 grams of fake gold ornaments, some cash and gambling paraphernalia were seized during the operation. The total value of the seizures is estimated at $45,000.
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