Macau police arrest 65 in cross-border gambling-related money-laundering case

Police in Macau and mainland China arrested 65 people in a joint operation targeting an alleged network that used illicit currency exchanges for gamblers. Authorities allege the syndicate laundered at least RMB45.6m from telecom fraud and other crimes; Macau’s Judiciary Police arrested 25 suspects locally, while mainland authorities arrested nine and earlier Zhuhai investigations led to 31 more arrests.