3 d. ago 3 held in Hong Kong as new smuggling tactic of dropping cocaine at sea uncovered

Hong Kong police have arrested three men after discovering around 69kg of suspected cocaine worth HK$42 million, with traffickers believed to have hired divers to retrieve the drugs from near-shore waters, a tactic encountered by officers for the first time. A police spokesman said on Sunday that officers had conducted an anti-drug operation in Tsing Yi near Stonecutters Bridge the previous day and spotted three men loading three large bags into a suspicious private car. They stopped the trio...

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3 d. ago Hong Kong police to expand CCTV coverage and link up with more departments

Hong Kong police will expand their surveillance camera coverage to public housing estates, cross-harbour tunnels and venues hosting the National Games including Kai Tak Sports Park by the end of the year after footage helped officers arrest more than 840 suspects. The force said on Sunday it was exploring a wider range of installation platforms and continuing to gradually integrate closed-circuit television (CCTV) camera feeds from other government departments and public organisations with the...

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8 d. ago 16 arrested in Hong Kong in crackdown on domestic helpers breaching work terms

Hong Kong immigration officers have arrested 16 people, most of whom are foreign domestic helpers suspected of engaging in other jobs during their free time or while overstaying. Senior Immigration Officer Fu Chit-ho said on Tuesday that the 16 people comprised 10 suspected illegal workers and six alleged employers arrested over a three-day period since Sunday in a citywide “Swordfish Operation” targeting foreign domestic helpers breaching their conditions of stay. Fu said the suspected illegal...

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9 d. ago Man arrested in Hong Kong airport in HK$1.7 million drug bust

Hong Kong customs officers have arrested a man at the airport on suspicion of carrying about HK$1.7 million (US$218,410) worth of cannabis buds in his luggage. The Customs and Excise Department said on Monday that the 30-year-old had arrived at the city’s airport from Bangkok the previous day. The suspect’s nationality was not provided. During customs clearance, officers discovered a batch of about 8kg (18lbs) of suspected cannabis in his carry-on luggage. The man was subsequently arrested and...

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1 week ago Hong Kong immigration authorities arrest 19 in crackdown on illegal workers

Hong Kong immigration officers have arrested 19 people in a citywide crackdown on illegal workers, with five suspects providing food delivery services unlawfully. The suspects were apprehended during an eight-day operation that began last Thursday and involved raids on 133 locations, including restaurants and logistics warehouses, Li Kwing-chiu, deputy commander of the Immigration Department, said on Friday. Among those arrested were 13 illegal workers, three employers suspected of hiring...

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1 week ago Hong Kong police arrest 2 men and hunt for 3 others after family robbed in home

Hong Kong police have arrested two men and are searching for three others suspected of stealing two mobile phones after breaking into a public housing flat where an eight-member family lives. A preliminary investigation on Thursday suggested that one of those at large owed money to a man and was coerced into robbing the family. The suspect is believed to have known the father personally. The force received a report at around 5am on Wednesday that five people had broken into the flat in Lok Tin...

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1 week ago Hong Kong police arrest 2 men, hunt for 3 after family robbed of 2 phones in home

Hong Kong police have arrested two men and are searching for three others suspected of stealing two mobile phones after breaking into a public housing flat where an eight-member family lives. A preliminary investigation on Thursday suggested that one of those at large owed money to a man and was coerced into robbing the family. The suspect is believed to have known the father personally. The force received a report at around 5am on Wednesday that five people had broken into the flat in Lok Tin...

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2 w. ago US man arrested as suspect in setting California’s deadly Palisades Fire

A Florida man has been arrested on charges that he intentionally ignited the devastating Pacific Palisades Fire in Los Angeles that killed 12 people and wiped out neighbourhoods at the start of the year, the US Justice Department said on Wednesday. Jonathan Rinderknecht is facing federal criminal charges related to the fire after an investigation by the Los Angeles field division of the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF); the Los Angeles Fire Department; and the Los...

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2 w. ago London gang dismantled as raid uncovers 1,000 stolen phones bound for Hong Kong

London police have dismantled a criminal gang responsible for almost half of all phone thefts in the city in its largest operation targeting stolen phones after discovering a thousand of such devices bound for Hong Kong. The Metropolitan Police (Met) on Tuesday said that after an almost years-long operation it had arrested at least 17 people involved in a criminal network suspected of having smuggled over 40,000 stolen phones from the United Kingdom to China. The syndicate was believed to have...

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2 w. ago Hong Kong man arrested over HK$140 million of suspected cocaine found in truck

Hong Kong police have arrested a 31-year-old man after discovering more than HK$140 million (US$17.9 million) worth of suspected cocaine in a truck. Police said on Thursday that officers from the narcotics bureau intercepted a suspicious light goods vehicle at a metered car park near Kau Sai San Tsuen in Sai Kung the morning before. A search of the vehicle’s rear compartment uncovered 10 nylon-wrapped packages containing 200 bricks of suspected cocaine, each weighing about 1kg (2.2lbs), the...

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2 w. ago French navy arrests Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tanker crew near Copenhagen

French police have arrested the captain and first officer of a sanctioned tanker suspected of operating for Russia’s “shadow fleet”, authorities said on Thursday, after the navy boarded the vessel, which may have been involved in recent drone incidents around Denmark. The vessel, the Boracay, was around 50 nautical miles (90km) south of Copenhagen on September 22, when drone activity forced the closure of the city’s airport, according to data from MarineTraffic. It was also observed heading...

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2 w. ago 2 killed in UK synagogue ‘terrorist attack’ on Yom Kippur, suspect shot

Two people were killed on Thursday and four wounded outside a Manchester synagogue packed with worshippers on a Jewish holiday, UK police said, adding they shot dead the suspect in the “terrorist attack”. Two other people were arrested after the car and stabbing attack, which occurred as Jewish communities around the world mark the Yom Kippur holiday, the holiest in the Jewish calendar. Police said the two dead victims were Jewish, and declared the attack a “terrorist incident” in the northwest...

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3 w. ago Viral video captures Malaysia biker mob in road rage attack, 9 suspects arrested

Nine young men have been arrested in Malaysia after a viral video showed a mob of motorcyclists surrounding a car, punching its windows and kicking its doors in a predawn road rage incident near Kuala Lumpur. Serdang district police chief Muhamad Farid Ahmad said the men, aged 17 to 21, were detained early on Tuesday in raids across Puchong and Shah Alam. Police also seized three motorcycles believed to have been used in the incident. All nine suspects have been remanded for four days while...

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4 w. ago China woman shocked as elderly man she helps across busy road slaps her in the face

A Good Samaritan in China who got out of her car to help an old man crossing a busy road was shocked when her kind deed was greeted with a literal slap in the face. The incident, captured on a viral video, has trended on mainland social media after the clip, filmed by a car driver who was in the vehicle behind the woman, was widely circulated online, Elephant News reported. The old man, who was about 70 to 80 years old, was carrying two heavy bags and stumbling while walking across the road in...

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4 w. ago China woman shocked as elderly man she helps cross busy road slaps her in the face

A Good Samaritan in China who got out of her car to help an old man crossing a busy road was shocked when her kind deed was greeted with a literal slap in the face. The incident, captured on a viral video, has trended on mainland social media after the clip, filmed by a car driver who was in the vehicle behind the woman, was widely circulated online, Elephant News reported. The old man, who was about 70 to 80 years old, was carrying two heavy bags and stumbling while walking across the road in...

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4 w. ago 2 hospital department heads arrested in Hong Kong over suspected fraud case

Two department heads at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) hospital were arrested and dismissed last week in connection with suspected fraud through abuse of position, following a report by senior management to the city’s anti-corruption agency. In a statement on Tuesday, the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) confirmed it had received a corruption complaint from the university’s medical centre. “It was suspected that certain staff members of the centre had abused his or...

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4 w. ago 2 hospital department heads arrested in Hong Kong over CUHK suspected fraud case

Two department heads at a Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) hospital were arrested and dismissed last week in connection with suspected fraud through abuse of position, following a report by senior management to the city’s anti-corruption agency. The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) said on Tuesday that it had received a complaint from the CUHK Medical Centre, a non-profit, private teaching hospital. “It was suspected that certain staff members of the centre had abused his...

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