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Hong Kong police arrest 125 in triad crackdown on construction site lunchbox trade

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Hong Kong police have arrested 125 individuals in a large-scale operation targeting a triad group that violently monopolized the construction site lunchbox trade. The syndicate allegedly used intimidation, criminal damage, and arson to drive out competitors, controlling approximately 800 lunchboxes daily with an estimated annual turnover of HK$12 million. The arrests also uncovered illegal gambling dens operated by the group. AI

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Hong Kong police arrest 125 in triad crackdown on construction site lunchbox trade

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Lo Hoi-ying ·

    125 arrested as triads use violence to take over construction site lunchbox trade

    Hong Kong police have arrested 125 people in a crackdown on a triad group that monopolised lunchbox supply businesses at construction sites by intimidating and extorting other vendors, while also running multiple illegal gambling dens. The force said on Monday that it had cracked…

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