Man arrested after trying to extort RMB 2 million

A 41-year-old man from mainland China tried to extort RMB2 million from his wife after she attempted to divorce him, the Judiciary Police (PJ) revealed in a press conference yesterday.
The couple first met in 2012 after arriving in Macau as tourists.  They soon began dating and later married. However, the victim claimed that her husband had a gambling problem, prompting her to file for divorce.
Her husband was unable to accept the prospect of divorce, and on March 6 this year, they met again in Macau as both tried to resolve the situation.
Since the wife – also from mainland China – remained committed to the spearation, her estranged husband hit her and asked her to pay 2 million as compensation. Authorities did not provide details on what type of currency the man was requesting, suggesting that it must have been either RMB, MOP or HKD.
The woman managed to successfully escape from her husband and file a complaint with the PJ.
Police agents intercepted the husband at the border gate, where he admitted to the crime, revealing that he requested his wife pay RMB2 million for compensation, as he had “spent a lot [of money on] her, namely by paying for meals,” while they were dating.
The man was detained and charged with simple harm to physical integrity and extortion.
In yesterday’s joint press conference, the Public Security Police (PSP) also revealed that it had arrested two Chinese men for drug trafficking. On March 8,
police agents apprehended the men on Foshan Street.  One of the suspects admitted he had been selling drugs in Macau.
Police authorities searched the men’s hotel room, where they found 48 packs of ice (42.69 grams) and 21 tablets of maku (2.61 grams). The drugs had a total market value of HKD50,000. The first man arrested admitted he had been employed by another Chinese man to sell drugs in Macau for RMB500 a day.
The second man arrested told police authorities that he arrived in Macau on March 4 and his employer had provided him with precise instructions on when and where to sell the drugs. He sold the narcotics to more than 10 costumers while in Macau, he said.