On Sunday evening, law-enforcement authorities from Macau and Zhuhai apprehended a human smuggling syndicate and arrested a total of four suspects, the Judiciary Police (PJ) announced yesterday.
It was disclosed that some illegal immigrants paid 55,000 Chinese yuan to the syndicate to “charter” a boat ride across the water to gamble in Macau.
The authorities are still trying to dismantle the syndicate.
At 11 p.m. on Sunday, the PJ and Macao Customs (SA) awaited the boat on Avenida Panorâmica do Lago Sai Van, under the Macau overpass of the Sai Van Bridge. Once the boat berthed, the authorities took action and arrested a 29-year-old suspect surnamed Luo, who, in June this year, had been banned for two years from entering Macau.
The SA also intercepted a 19-year-old suspect, surnamed Liu, who is a boatman. He was also arrested and charges were pressed against him.
On the other side of the river, the Zhuhai Police arrested two individuals who are believed to be a backbone member of the syndicate and the guarantor of Luo respectively.
Investigation is still ongoing and authorities are attempting to trace down the heads of the syndicate. AL
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