Police bust two underground gambling dens in Yau Ma Tei, arrest 9

Police have arrested nine people during raids on two suspected illegal gambling dens in Yau Ma Tei on Thursday.

Officers from the Yau Tsim district special duty squad raided units at 433 Shanghai Street and 502 Nathan Road after gathering intelligence and conducting in-depth investigation.

A 40-year-old local woman surnamed Ho and a 62-year-old local man surnamed Leung were arrested for operating gambling establishments.

Four local men, one local woman, one mainland Chinese man and one mainland Chinese woman, aged between 35 and 59, were arrested for gambling in gambling establishments.

Authorities seized eleven fishing game machines, two card readers, numerous game cards and approximately $1,000 in cash during the operation. All suspects remain in custody for investigation.