Illegal inn probe finds several crimes

An Illegal inn being shut down by MGTO staff

Acting on a tip-off of an alleged illegal inn operating in the NAPE area, the Public Security Police Force (PSP) investigated the premises and found that not only was the apartment being used as illegal accommodation, but that it was also being used for prostitution.

Further investigation found several quantities of illegal drugs and an unlawful caretaker, a PSP spokesperson informed during a press conference held yesterday.

The case was finally unveiled after the PSP searched the building last Saturday on April 22.

On arrival, the police found a man acting suspiciously, whom on questioning stated he had been hired as a caretaker to clean two apartments located in the building.

The police found four keys in his possession allowing access to both apartments.

While nothing suspicious was discovered in the first apartment, the police discovered the second apartment was being shared by four women, aged between 27 and 34 years old, for the practice of prostitution.

A detailed inspection of the rooms found several drugs, including “Ice” (74.5 gram), Maku (16.8 gram) and Cocaine (4.4 gram), in the possession of one of the women, as well as in her handbag and a room cabinet. The woman in question is a 34 year-old woman from mainland China, and the drugs were found wrapped and dissimulated as candies.

Several instruments and materials used to weigh and pack the drugs were also found in the apartment.

While the woman only admitted to having ownership of some of the discovered drugs, the police spokesperson said that there is strong evidence that she is engaged in drug trafficking and distribution.

The woman also tested positive on a drug test.

According to the same source, the drugs have a street value of around MOP85,000.

She was charged with illegal trafficking and consumption of drugs, as well as illegal possession of drug processing and consumption tools.

As for the caretaker, a 34 year-old man also from the Mainland, further investigation revealed he had been illegally hired to clean both the apartments in return for a daily fee of MOP100. He has been charged with performing illegal work.

As for the other three women sharing the apartment, the police reported that they had not found any connection between them and the woman who was in possession of the drugs.