Macau Judiciary Police

Gaming-related and Economic Crimes Investigation Department

    The Gaming-related and Economic Crimes Investigation Department is primarily responsible for the prevention and investigation of crimes stipulated in Paragraph 1 of Article 7 of Law no. 5/2006, particularly crimes with an unknown culprit liable to a maximum penalty of imprisonment term exceeding 3 years; counterfeiting currencies, securities of creditors, stamped bills and the like, and/or passing on such counterfeits; crimes committed inside casinos and other gaming venues, or gaming-related crimes committed around those facilities; money laundering crimes and similar or associated crimes, and IT-related crimes, etc.

    The Department is also responsible for the processing of investigation files of the above-mentioned crimes, producing investigation and incident records, recording and filing of correspondence and documents, providing relevant statistical data and safeguarding seized items properly.

    In addition, the Department is empowered to take preventive and investigative actions that are authorized to the Judiciary Police by law or by the Prosecutor General.


	Gaming-related Crimes Division
The Gaming-related Crimes Division performs under the Gaming-related and Economic Crimes Investigation Department. It specializes in preventing and investigating, as stipulated in Paragraph 1 of Article 7 of Law no. 5/2006, crimes with an unknown culprit liable to a maximum penalty of imprisonment term exceeding 3 years, crimes committed inside casinos and other gaming venues, or gaming-related crimes committed around those facilities.
	Economic Crimes Division
The Economic Crimes Division performs under the Gaming-related and Economic Crimes Investigation Department. It is mainly responsible for preventing and investigating crimes with an unknown culprit liable to a maximum penalty of imprisonment term exceeding 3 years as stipulated in Subparagraph 1 and 3 of Paragraph 1 of Article 7 of Law no. 5/2006, and crimes such as counterfeiting currencies, securities of creditors, stamped bills and the like, and/or passing on such counterfeits.
	Anti-Money Laundering Division
The Anti-Money Laundering Division performs under the Gaming-related and Economic Crimes Investigation Department. Its primary functions are preventing and investigating crimes with an unknown culprit liable to a maximum penalty of imprisonment term exceeding 3 years as stipulated in Paragraph 1 of Article 7 of Law no. 5/2006, money laundering crimes and similar or associated crimes.
	IT Crimes Division
The IT Crimes Division performs under the Gaming-related and Economic Crimes Investigation Department. It specializes in preventing and investigating crimes stipulated in Subparagraph 1 of Paragraph 1 of Article 7 of Law no. 5/2006 that culprits are unknown and liable to a maximum penalty of imprisonment term exceeding 3 years, and crimes related to information technology.