Crime | 39 people arrested during police anti-drug operation

Thirty-nine people were arrested earlier this week for attending two drug related parties occurring at a Karaoke venue located on the Avenida da Amizade.

Quantities of three kinds of drugs worth MOP30,000 on the market were seized.

The Judiciary Police (PJ) revealed that the group of 39 people consisted of 25 men and 14 women from Hong Kong, Macau and mainland China, with ages varying from 20 to 60 years old.

The 45-year-old local woman who managed the Karaoke venue was among those arrested.

PJ also disclosed some of the occupations of the suspects: Supervisors of casino rooms, gaming junkets, real estate developers, casino public relation officers, nurses, models, businessmen, electricians, renovation workers, and the unemployed.

However, the two parties were unrelated to each other, as were the suspects.

A mainland man, aged around 30 years old, surnamed Wang, who is suspected of being the drug dealer, was working for the venue.

Another mainland man, aged 31 years old and surnamed You, was found to have illegally entered Macau. Reportedly, Wang ordered the drugs when he was asked to by the karaoke customers. Wang then bought drugs for MOP3,000 after contacting drug dealers through a smartphone application.

In turn, You used MOP9,000 to buy the drugs to supply the users.

According to PJ, the karaoke manager said that she tried stopping people from using drugs after she became aware of their consumption, but she was unsuccessful.

PJ is still investigating the source of the drugs.

Newborn baby found near trash recycling spot

Yesterday morning, a newborn baby boy was found in a trash recycling spot located at the junction of Avenida do Dr. Francisco Vieira Machado with Travessa 1º de Maio.  According to a report by TDM, the Public Security Police force (PSP) was informed of this yesterday at 4.46 a.m. Employees of a cleaning company, while collecting trash near the place, found a blue backpack which contained the boy, who still had his umbilical cord and was wrapped in towels. The cleaning company staff reported this to the police. The Fire Service Bureau was also called to the site, with officers sending the infant to Centro Hospitalar Conde de São Januário (CHCSJ). Following a medical check-up, the infant showed no signs of life threatening conditions, and was later been transported to the pediatric ward for further observation. The Judiciary Police has already taken over the case for further investigation.