A man has been apprehended on allegations of robbery and physical assault against a person he allegedly hired to conduct illegal currency exchange, according to the Judiciary Police (PJ).
The suspect, a mainland man surnamed Wang, 37, is reportedly unemployed. According to the police, he made and posted videos online seeking to hire people to come to Macau for illegal currency exchange business.
He allegedly pledged in the videos that the daily remuneration could reach RMB2,000 to RMB3,000.
His marketing efforts managed to recruit three people.
On May 17, the three arrived in Macau and met Wang for the first time. They were asked to pay a referral fee ranging between RMB8,000 and RMB10,000. After receiving the fees, Wang took them to a casino in the NAPE district and started working with them.
The first day was unsuccessful, as they were asked to leave by casino security guards.
Seeing the low probability of receiving payment, the three requested a refund from Wang at 6 p.m. on May 20. When Wang declined, one participant called the police. In retaliation, Wang punched the whistleblower, stole his phone and disappeared.
The PJ were referred to the investigation by the Public Security Police Force (PSP) and intercepted Wang two hours later at another casino in the same district. The phone was also seized. Upon questioning, Wang allegedly admitted to the conduct.
Woman accused of administering unlicensed medical practices
In another case, the person in-charge of a cosmetic parlor was apprehended on May 18 for administering unlicensed medical practices.
The suspect, a local resident surnamed Ao Ieong and aged around 30, was accused of having provided cosmetic injections to around 70 customers since 2022, generating revenue of MOP300,000 in total.
The beauty parlor is located on Avenida do Conselheiro Ferreira de Almeida.
The PJ were called to investigate after receiving a report from the Health Bureau (SSM), which had received reports from members of the public.
During the search and seizure operation, the police discovered certain cosmetic medications and tools, which were later confirmed by the SSM and the Pharmaceutical Administration Bureau (ISAF) to be lipodissolve, fat-dissolving injections, Botox injections, slimming injections and hyaluronic acid, among other products.
The suspect admitted to administering the procedures without a license and to obtaining the medications and tools from mainland China. The SSM has confirmed to the police that the suspect was unlicensed to administer medical procedures.
