Two arrest cases in Macau for casino-related crimes

The two separate cases saw one suspect caught for attempting to rob a casino of HK$2m (US$0.2m) while two others were arrested for stealing casino chips worth HK$55,000. 

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Recently, Macau has seen several arrests, from major cross-border syndicates involved with illegal gambling and other crimes, to small illegal mahjong operations in shoplots and casino fraud.

Macau’s recent anti-crime operation also saw almost 300 apprehended for investigation with 7 officially charged.

Today, meanwhile, Macau news agencies have reported that the Macau police have made another two new arrests.

On one occasion, a 53-year-old mainland man was arrested by the Judiciary Police of Macau for “attempting to rob a casino of HK$2m using a power bank as a ‘bomb’ and causing injury to a casino security guard.” 

Investigations found that the man had entered the casino’s account office in the afternoon with a plastic bag, which he claimed contained a bomb and proceeded to demand HK$2m from the counter. The staff alerted security, in which they managed to overpower the man, and found that what was claimed to be bomb was actually several power banks.

In another case, two suspects in their 50s were apprehended for stealing gambling chips worth around HK$55,000 and HK$1,000 from an unattended car.

According to reports, police were notified about the two suspects wandering suspiciously in Taipa’s Central district, and were alerted to the theft when one of the suspects was seen taking a silver bag from an unattended vehicle while the other stood guard. Both suspects were then arrested at a hotel in the Central district.


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