Police arrest 206 in three-day anti-triad operation across Hong Kong

The Organized Crime and Triad Bureau (OCTB) and officers from various districts detained 206 people aged 15–71 during a territory-wide anti-crime sweep from January 26 to 28 ,targeting triad activities and violence.

The operation codenamed involved raids on crime hotspots and suspected illegal premises. 

Arrested suspects comprised 56 local men, 37 local women, 4 mainland men, 5 mainland women, 72 non-Chinese men, 30 non-Chinese women, and 2 non-Chinese boys; one was an illegal immigrant.

Charges included operating gambling premises, gambling inside, trafficking dangerous drugs, operating drug dens, possession of offensive weapons, drug possession, unlawful assembly, wounding, fighting, criminal damage, unlicensed firearm possession, conspiracy to defraud, theft, unauthorised entry and stay, breach of stay conditions, unlicensed sale of liquor, drinking in unlicensed premises, and obtaining property by deception.

Seized items: about HK$200,000 cash, 1.3 kg suspected ketamine, 1.2 kg suspected crack cocaine, 2 kg suspected "happy powder," 868 suspected ecstasy tablets, 30 g suspected ice, 68 etomidate vape cartridges, about 100 g suspected cannabis buds, 5 meat cleavers, one brass knuckle, one baseball bat, one extendable baton, two stun guns and 21 arcade fishing game machines.

Police stressed that combating triads remains a top priority. They will continue intelligence-gathering and targeted enforcement against violent crime, triad operations,, and their revenue sources.