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Crime and drug trafficking in East Asia

Overview

Law enforcement agencies in East Asia have reported various criminal activities involving fraud, cybercrime, and narcotics trafficking.

Initial reports highlighted diverse incidents, including a massive phishing operation in Kobe, Japan, involving a hidden mini-PC, and a cryptocurrency-based investment scam in Hong Kong targeting elderly investors. Authorities also intercepted drug shipments and prevented fraudulent cryptocurrency withdrawals in Taiwan.

Subsequent operations focused on significant drug trafficking disruptions. In Taiwan, authorities auctioned a yacht previously seized for smuggling over 1,500 kg of ketamine. In Hong Kong, police dismantled a drug storage warehouse in Yuen Long, seizing cocaine, ketamine, and methamphetamine with an estimated market value exceeding 22 million HKD.

Entities

Hong Kong Police Force · Kaohsiung Police · Kobe · Kaohsiung Branch · Ministry of Justice Administrative Enforcement Agency

Timeline

  1. [CRIME] 2 sources
    Law enforcement disrupts major drug trafficking operations in Taiwan and Hong Kong

    Law enforcement in Taiwan and Hong Kong have executed major anti-drug operations, including the auction of a seized smuggling yacht and the dismantling of a drug warehouse in Yuen Long.

  2. [CRIME] 5 sources
    Law enforcement agencies report multiple fraud and drug seizures across East Asia

    Police in Japan, Hong Kong, and Taiwan have intercepted various criminal activities, including a massive phishing operation in Kobe, a 14-million TWD agarwood investment scam, and drug seizures at Hong Kong'ss.

Sources

ltvnews.net · noticiasnippon.jp · pingtungtimes.com.tw · singtaousa.com · stheadline.com · unwire.hk