Tag: Crime
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36 arrested for drug party at a karaoke bar
Last Saturday, 36 party goers were arrested for dealing or staging a drug party at a local karaoke bar, the Judiciary Police (PJ) announced yesterday. Three ... -
Card fraud syndicate busted, losses of MOP5.9m
A payment card fraud syndicate resulting in the loss of MOP5.9 million from 71 victims has been uncovered, with three people under arrest, the Judiciary Police ... -
Drug dealer suspect arrested
A man has been arrested for allegedly selling illicit substances in Macau, the Judiciary Police (PJ) announced to a press briefing yesterday. The man, aged 38 ... -
Detention of three teens over gruesome killing of classmate sparks debate
In the last recorded moments before the 13-year-old boy’s death, surveillance cameras showed him sitting on a scooter, surrounded by three classmates. An hour later, his ... -
Man arrested for alleged sexual harassment
A man has been arrested for allegedly sexually harassing a young female student at a local university when the latter sought medical assistance at a hospital ... -
Man arrested for appropriating lost item
A man in his 20’s has been arrested for keeping a lost item that he picked up at a public location, the Public Security Police Force ... -
Woman arrested for currency exchange fraud
A local woman has been arrested on allegations of setting up false currency exchanges between friends, the Judiciary Police (PJ) announced yesterday. The woman, 34 and ... -
Three arrested for allegedly altering casino records for HKD280,000 perks
Three people have been arrested for allegedly manipulating the computer system of a local casino and subsequently obtaining membership rewards that added up to HKD279,000 in ... -
Repeat in-flight thief arrested entering Macau
A man allegedly involved in at least four in-flight thefts was arrested at the airport upon entering Macau on March 3, the Judiciary Police (PJ) has ... -
Customs arrest four in illegal immigration case
The Macao Customs have uncovered a case of illegal immigration, arrested four people and confiscated a boat, the law-enforcement authority announced in a statement. On the ... -
PSP fines 300 jaywalkers at Rua do Campo intersection in January
The Public Security Police Force (PSP) has said it issued fines to almost 300 jaywalkers last month near the intersection between Rua do Campo and the ... -
Macau resident caught smuggling 370kg of live lobsters to mainland
Customs authorities intercepted a Macau resident trying to smuggle some 370kg of live lobsters into mainland China, the Customs Service (SA) has reported. The resident, a ... -
Woman suspected of jewelry theft worth over MOP1 million
A domestic helper from the mainland has been arrested for stealing watches, handbags, and gold jewelry worth over 1 million patacas from her employer. The employer ... -
Sudden smuggling spike
The Macao Customs has uncovered six different attempted smugglings of plants, seafood and wines during the period Jan. 23 to Feb. 2 at two border checkpoints ... -
Another leakage fixing scam busted
Two men have been arrested for allegedly orchestrating fraudulent water leakage repair work to steal money, the Judiciary Police (PJ) has announced. It was the second ... -
PSP arrests 11 over false employment scheme
The Public Security Police Force (PSP) recently apprehended 11 individuals suspected of participating in a scheme to fraudulently obtain non-resident worker permits, colloquially known as blue ... -
Dispute over inheritance leads to detention of four individuals
Adispute over inheritance in the mainland, following the death of a Macau resident, has resulted in a series of complications and the subsequent arrest of four ... -
PJ reports 25 cases of scams involving K-pop concerts, over MOP100,000 lost
The Judiciary Police (PJ) has received a total of 25 complaints from people deceived while attempting to purchase tickets for the concerts by the K-pop group ... -
Deputy Prosecutor Kong Chi sentenced to 17 years in prison
The Court of Second Instance has sentenced deputy prosecutor Kong Chi to 17 years in prison. The ruling from the collective court was pronounced yesterday. -
Two women arrested smuggling phones into Macau
The Judiciary Police has arrested four individuals involved in two separate cases of trying to smuggle used mobile phones across the border. The arrests occurred last ... -
Two hit-and-run cases solved
The Public Security Police Force (PSP) has solved two hit-and-run cases involving motorcyclists, according to the police’s social media page. The investigations for both cases were ... -
Mother and son arrested for smuggling narcotics by swallowing
The Judiciary Police (PJ) has arrested two people, a mother and son, caught smuggling drugs into Macau after swallowing them at home. The mother is surnamed ... -
China raises stakes in cyberscam crackdown in Myanmar, though loopholes remain
China is ramping up a crackdown on online scams operated by criminal syndicates in border areas of military-ruled Myanmar in an effort that has included a ... -
Violent crimes, including murder and sex crimes, grow significantly
The number of violent crimes in the first nine months of this year has skyrocketed, statistics released by the Secretary for Security, Wong Sio Chak, reveal. ... -
Two air drug trafficking cases in two days
Two cases of drug trafficking via air have been uncovered in two consecutive days, resulting in the arrest of two non-local residents, the Judiciary Police (PJ) ... -
PJ arrest three suspected of circulating counterfeit currency
The Judiciary Police (PJ) has apprehended three suspects accused of circulating counterfeit currency. Police have detained three mainland men after receiving three separate complaints from people ... -
HK air-con contractors jailed for bribing Macau hotel executive
Two former air-conditioning maintenance contractors in Hong Kong have been sentenced to prison after being found guilty of bribing an executive at a Macau hotel. The ... -
Police arrest two MPay fraud suspects
Police have arrested two men for abusing MPay accounts allegedly stolen by a criminal syndicate, the Judiciary Police (PJ) has disclosed. The two suspects, surnamed Huang, ... -
Physician and clinic staff sentenced for unlawful aesthetic surgeries
The Court of Final Appeal (TUI) has upheld the sentences of a physician and seven other private clinic staff members, the Office of the President of ... -
Duo apprehended for alleged phone scams
Police have arrested two men and delivered them to the Public Prosecutions Office (MP) for alleged impostor phone scams, the MP said in a statement yesterday. ... -
Australian police charge seven with laundering hundreds of millions for Chinese crime syndicate
Australian authorities have charged seven people with helping launder hundreds of millions of dollars for a Chinese crime syndicate. Police said yesterday the arrests came after ... -
Crime-in-crime uncovered as man appropriates suspicious MOP7M in funds
A man who has allegedly appropriated foreign currency equivalent to MOP7 million during his work for an illegal currency exchange group was arrested, the Judiciary Police ... -
Man arrested for using private vehicle to pick up ‘passengers’ during T8
A local man was arrested over picking up passengers and collecting payments during Typhoon Signal No. 8 Monday. When civilian police officers intercepted him, he tried ... -
Suspected leader in RMB4.5 million theft handed over to PJ
The suspected leader of a criminal group involved in a RMB4.5 million cash theft from a passenger at the Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal earlier this year ... -
Woman arrested for allegedly keeping lost property
A woman arrested for allegedly retaining lost property has denied the accusation, the Public Security Police Force (PSP) has announced. The woman, 57, is from mainland ...
