Law & Crime

44 nabbed in HK anti-smuggling raid

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:23:00 +0000

Forty-four people have been arrested in an operation targeting smugglers moving goods between Hong Kong and China, a news report said on Friday.

NYC lawsuit: Diamond stolen in bold ‘07 London heist made its way to Hong Kong pawn shop

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:03:00 +0000

A big diamond snatched by Bentley-driving bandits in a brazen, $20 million London robbery has popped up in a Hong Kong pawn shop, says a jeweler who’s suing in New York to try to get it back.

10-year-old boy crashes father's $200000 Maserati in Hong Kong

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 03:23:00 +0000

Hong Kong police briefly detained a 10-year-old American boy who took his father's Maserati GranTurismo coupe out for a spin.

Police puzzle over 250000 US dollars left in Hong Kong cab

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 03:20:00 +0000

Hong Kong police have been forced to seek legal advice over the ownership of more than 250,000 US dollars left in a taxi, a news report said Thursday.

Triad gang smashed, 222 arrested in Hong Kong police operation

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:03:00 +0000

Hong Kong police have arrested 222 people and smashed a triad gang believed to be involved in illegal gambling, smuggling, drug trafficking and vice, police said Tuesday.

Hong Kong smugglers send millions of dollars of tobacco in mail

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:47:00 +0000

Smuggled tobacco worth about 3.5 million dollars destined for Britain by airmail was seized over the year-end holiday period, Hong Kong customs officers said Tuesday.

Hong Kong football player admits offering bribes to fix matches

Sun, 18 Dec 2011 00:51:00 +0000

A player for Hong Kong's under-21 football team Friday pleaded guilty to offering bribes to his teammates to try to fix the result of a match against Russia, reversing his earlier plea.

Birmingham City owner Carson Yeung in Hong Kong court

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 01:29:00 +0000

Birmingham City owner Carson Yeung has appeared in court in Hong Kong accused of money laundering.

HK grants NZ "accidental millionaire" extradition

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 03:09:00 +0000

Hong Kong may soon extradite a New Zealand gas station owner suspected of withdrawing millions of dollars and going on the run after a bank mistakenly gave him a huge line of credit.

South African drug smuggler arrested at HK airport

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 01:34:00 +0000

Hong Kong Customs officers arrested a South African woman found with about 3 kg of methamphetamine, popularly known as Ice, at Hong Kong International Airport Tuesday morning.

Hong Kong Agency Charges Former UBNZ Executive With Bribery

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:53:00 +0000

The ICAC has charged a New Zealand woman for allegedly giving more than $73 million in bribes to an executive at a Hong Kong-listed company, to secure a $930 million acquisition deal for her asset holding firm.

Stabbing spree 'covered up'

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 22:40:00 +0000

Police have come under fire for allegedly trying to cover up four random knife attacks by an unidentified assailant within an 11-hour span in Tseung Kwan O this month.

HK in frame as Libya rendition victim sues U.K.

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 22:02:00 +0000

New details about the role Hong Kong played in the forced rendition of a Libyan dissident and his family to face torture under Muammar Gaddafi have emerged as the family's lawyers sue the British government in a case that may extend to Hong Kong.

Covert peepers try to skirt Hong Kong police

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 22:54:00 +0000

Three weeks ago, a man behaving strangely in a city subway station in Hong Kong attracted the attention of police, fearing he may be a terrorist plotting a train attack. When police searched him, they found he was engaged in terror of another kind -- a camera rigged into the sole of his shoe carried pictures into a hard drive strapped to his thigh, according to local press reports. The suspect was a video voyeur, rigged to take shots up women's skirts.

Hong Kong seizes 800 endangered pig-nosed turtles

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 22:29:00 +0000

Hong Kong conservationists Tuesday said they had seized nearly 800 endangered pig-nosed turtles smuggled from Indonesia, in the Chinese city's biggest haul in its battle against the illegal pet trade.

Domestic Helpers Win Residency Ruling in Hong Kong

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 23:48:00 +0000

A Hong Kong court has ruled unconstitutional the immigration ordinance that blocks foreign domestic workers from obtaining permanent residency. The victory by Filipina Evangeline Banao Vallejos could lead to the more than 270,000 domestic workers in the city gaining the right to apply for permanent residency, which previously they were excluded from.

Runaway Westpac millionaire arrested in Hong Kong

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 23:31:00 +0000

The man dubbed the Runaway Millionaire is believed to have been arrested in Hong Kong. Police say a 30-year-old Chinese New Zealander has been arrested in relation to the theft of more than $6 million from Westpac bank in April of 2009.

China firm execs and fund manager charged in HK

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 22:12:00 +0000

Hong Kong authorities have charged two executives at a Chinese agricultural firm and a fund manager for a US-based company with insider dealing, documents showed Wednesday.

US lawyer nabbed in Hong Kong over embezzling $2.5 million

Sun, 25 Sep 2011 00:10:00 +0000

A lawyer who fled the United States after allegedly embezzling $2.5 million from a client faces extradition after being arrested in Hong Kong, legal officials said Friday.

Six in court after $600m coke bust at village

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 23:55:00 +0000

An American and five Mexicans, charged in connection with the biggest cocaine seizure in Hong Kong, will appear in Tuen Mun Magistrates' Court this morning.