China News Service, Macau, September 6 (Reporter Long Tuyou) The joint police operation of the Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao police-"Operation Thunder 2021" held a simultaneous press conference on the 6th.
The Macau Police Press Conference was held at the Police Headquarters. The Assistant Commissioner Huang Zhikang, the Deputy Commissioner of the Judicial Police Department Chen Jianxiong, the Deputy Commissioner of the Public Security Police Department Liang Qingkang, and the Acting Director of the Macao Customs Department Bu Jiaming attended the event and announced the statistics of the operations and summarized the effectiveness of the crackdown. .
Huang Zhikang introduced that this year's "Thunder Operation 2021" will be divided into two phases, which will take place from June 6th to July 11th and August 16th to 30th.
In Macau, under the coordination of the General Police Department, jointly implemented by the Public Security Police, the Judicial Police and the Macau Customs, it targets cross-border organized crimes, drug crimes, illegal gambling, loan shark crimes, illegal currency exchange, manipulation of prostitution and human trafficking, and telecommunications. A total of 746 operations were launched against targets such as cyber fraud and smuggling, with 9,721 people dispatched, 31,086 people investigated, and about 443 cases involved.
During "Operation Thunder 2021", the Macau police inspected various places and brought suspicious persons back to the police station for investigation.
Photo courtesy of Macau Police Headquarters
Among them, there were 17 drug crimes involving 24 people, 631 grams of methamphetamine, 1.13 grams of ketamine and other drugs were seized, with a market value of approximately MOP 2 million; 15 crimes involving loan sharks were detected, involving a total of 16 people, of which 2 were more illegal Imprisonment: A total of 6 cases involving assistance in smuggling activities involved a total of 10 people.
During the entire operation, a total of 516 people were sent to the judiciary for investigation for suspected criminal offences, of which 271 were taken compulsory measures or sentenced, and 32 were taken into custody.
During "Operation Thunder 2021", Macao Customs strengthened its coastal and maritime interception and inspection work.
Photo courtesy of Macau Police Headquarters
Huang Zhikang pointed out that in response to the impact of the epidemic in Macau and its neighboring areas in recent years, there are uncertainties in society, the Macau Police Department will continue to pay close attention to crime trends and changes in crime patterns, strengthen police cooperation and intelligence exchanges between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau, and carry out timely developments. Targeted strike deployment to jointly maintain regional security and social stability.
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