Hong Kong police have arrested 12 people linked to a fraud syndicate selling fake tickets to major concerts, including performances by G-Dragon and Jay Chou, amid fervour for live shows sparked by the opening of Kai Tak Sports Park. Eight men and four women, aged between 18 and 48, were arrested this week for allegedly…
Hong Kong police have arrested 86 people, including triad members, in a sweeping 15-day crackdown on organised crime, ranging from theft and drug trafficking to illegal gambling and money laundering. The force on Tuesday said the operation, mounted between August 18 and September 1, had led to the arrest of 66 men and 20 women,…
Hong Kong police have arrested 86 people, including triad members, in a sweeping 15-day crackdown on organised crime, ranging from theft and drug trafficking to illegal gambling and money laundering. The force on Tuesday said the operation, mounted between August 18 and September 1, had led to the arrest of 66 men and 20 women,…
(adds dropped part of company name in third paragraph) ZURICH (Reuters) -Switzerland’s attorney general has fined Swiss private bank J. Safra Sarasin SA 3.5 million Swiss francs ($4.3 million) under a years-long corruption and money laundering case surrounding Brazilian state oil company Petrobras, it said on Friday. In a statement, the highest Swiss prosecutors’ office…
Hong Kong police have arrested 10 people for allegedly operating a social media group selling upskirt photos of women, with suspected criminal proceeds reaching about HK$4 million (US$512,100). Senior Superintendent Frances Lee King-hei of the force’s cybersecurity and technology crime bureau said on Wednesday that the force had found more than 15,000 upskirt images in…
Hong Kong police have arrested two visitors from mainland China and three residents on suspicion of being part of a syndicate that recruits drivers to provide illegal ride-hailing services in the city by using tourist visas and fake identity cards. The force said on Saturday that it arrested three residents in the past two days…
Hong Kong police have thanked a dispensary chain for its “understanding and cooperation” after the firm publicly accused officers of mistakenly raiding its Tsim Sha Tsui branch during a citywide anti-triad operation and disturbing its customers. On Thursday, the force responded to a public statement by Lung Fung Pharmaceutical Group issued a day earlier, which…
Hong Kong customs officers have arrested two men who allegedly smuggled cash out of the city and made suspicious transactions, including with a popular stablecoin, to launder HK$1.15 billion (US$146.5 million). A Customs and Excise Department spokesman said on Tuesday that an investigation into the pair found they had smuggled cash out of the city….
Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) attached immovable property in the UK belonging to Vinod Tanna and his family, in a money laundering case where they via their construction firm, Sai Group, had allegedly cheated flat buyers. The ED sent the provisional attachment details to the UK authorities through the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty for implementation.The…
Preliminary findings indicate the cause of the fire is likely from an electrical origin in a bedroom. (Photo: SCDF) One person was taken to hospital after a fire at Block 194 Kim Keat Avenue in Toa Payoh on 14 July. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said, in a Facebook post, that it responded to…