China News Agency, Hong Kong, June 10 The Hong Kong police said on the 10th that since last year, a total of 5 real guns have been seized and 14 cases involving explosives have been cracked. In addition, on the 9th, two men and a woman were arrested on suspicion of unlicensed possession of firearms and ammunition and possession of offensive weapons. Police said the number of cracked firearms and explosives cases has risen in recent months, and the situation is worrying.
At the police press conference that day, Superintendent Zou Wangzhong of the Action Team of the Drug Investigation Division of the Police Department of the Special Administrative Region Government said that in December last year, the police seized a real gun for the first time during an arrest operation against an extremely violent gang. So far, the police have seized 5 real guns and a batch of firearm accessories, more than 1,000 rounds of bullets, and also smashed the mob bullet-making facilities and explosives laboratory. All kinds of evidence show that these cases are related to extremely violent people and radical organizations.
Zou Wangzhong said that the police had previously received information that someone had purchased gun accessories through an overseas website, so he launched an investigation and took action on the 9th, raided a residential unit in Yuen Long, and seized a real gun, 390 rounds of ammunition and a batch of gun accessories . In addition, the police arrested three people in the operation, who were members of the same family and were between 38 and 65 years old.
He introduced that these bullets came from overseas websites and were mixed into Hong Kong by international mail. The purpose was to increase the difficulty of police investigations. The police will strengthen cooperation with overseas law enforcement agencies to plug loopholes.
Since October last year, there have been more and more cases involving explosives in Hong Kong. The police have so far cracked 14 cases, and seized strong explosives and a large number of offensive weapons, remote-controlled detonation devices, etc. in the operation, and cracked the placement of bombs in public places. Radical group.
Zou Wangzhong said: "The rising number of cases involves different people, including young people, making us wonder if anyone has been affected by recent social events, which has led to extremes, self-intensification, rationalization of violence, and even the use of firearms and explosives to reach their own purpose."
Zou Wangzhong also said that the thugs continue to intensify themselves, and their actions are getting closer to terrorist activities. The situation is worrying; the police will definitely track down and bring the mob to justice. (Finish)