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| Interpol arrests 5,000 in Asian gambling den crackdown |
16/07/2010 |
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 Agencies |
More than 5,000
people have been arrested across Asia and $10m seized following a month-long
international crackdown on illegal gambling by Interpol and timed to coincide
with the World Cup.
Almost 800
illegal gambling dens in China, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand were raided in
one of Interpol's biggest co-ordinated crackdowns. Cars, bank cards, computers
and mobile phones were also confiscated. The dens handled more than $150m in
bets, Interpol said.
"The results we have seen are impressive, not only
in the number of arrests and seizures made across the region in just one month,
but in terms of the police co-operation which made this possible," said
Jean-Michel Louboutin, Interpol's executive director of police services.
"As well as having clear connections to organised crime gangs, illegal
soccer gambling is also linked with corruption, money laundering and
prostitution and Operation Soga III will have a significant long-term impact on
these serious offences," added Louboutin.
Similar operations in 2007
and 2008 resulted in 2,000 arrests and seizures of $16m. Interpol, based in
France, coordinated the operation with its office in Bangkok.
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