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Hong Kong police arrest 8 teens for gang-recruited paint-splashing intimidation

Eight teenagers in Hong Kong have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a crime syndicate that used social media to recruit them for intimidation activities. The syndicate offered cash rewards, ranging from HK$800 to HK$2,000, for tasks such as splashing paint on the doors of debtors' homes and businesses. Police apprehended the four boys and four girls, along with a 24-year-old man, on suspicion of criminal damage and conspiracy to commit criminal damage. AI

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Hong Kong police arrest 8 teens for gang-recruited paint-splashing intimidation

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Emily Hung ·

    8 Hong Kong teens arrested over taking cash from gang to splash paint on doors

    Eight teenagers have been arrested after allegedly being recruited via social media by a crime syndicate to splash paint on the doors of flats and businesses across Hong Kong to intimidate debtors. The four boys and four girls were apprehended alongside a 24-year-old man on suspi…