Hong Kong Island police reported 53 arrests in an operation targeting suspected drug distribution, prostitution and illegal gambling linked by police to two triad groups. Those arrested were 25 men and 28 women, aged 19 to 68.
Police said a public-housing unit in Chai Wan was being used to store and package cannabis for supply to entertainment venues. HK01 reported that officers arrested two men there on 12 October and seized 3,600g of cannabis and products including cannabis cigarettes, sweets and cookies, with an estimated value of about HK$1 million.
The operation also targeted a Wan Chai private club over suspected prostitution activity and two illegal gambling dens, according to police accounts reported by HK01.
HK01 reported on 17 October that the operation was still under way.