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偵破不法匯兌案 兩內地漢法辦
本局有組織罪案調查處就早前偵破的一宗經營為賭博的不法匯兌案件進行後續偵查，發現案中仍有一名在逃男子，故對其作出針對性調查。
3月16日中午，本局人員於路氹城區一娛樂場調查期間，發現在逃的首名涉案內地男子聯同次名涉案內地男同黨先後與兩名客人進行不法匯兌，遂立即上前截查，在兩名涉案男子身上合共檢獲75,000港元現金、5,000港元籌碼以及2部手機，並查知其兩度與客人以18,100元人民幣轉帳兌換20,000港元現金。
本局根據調查所得，以經營為賭博的不法匯兌罪將兩名涉案男子移送檢察院偵辦。
Illegal currency exchange case cracked with two mainland men apprehended
For a case of operating illegal currency exchange for gambling cracked earlier, the Organized Crime Division of the Judiciary Police was conducting a follow-up investigation, wherein a man was found to be still at large. Therefore, a targeted investigation into him was launched.
At noon on March 16th, during the investigation at a casino in the Cotai district, the Judiciary Police officers noticed that the first involved mainland man who was at large, together with the second involved mainland male accomplice, had successively conducted illegal currency exchanges with two patrons. Therefore, the two involved men were immediately intercepted for investigation, while being found in possession of HKD75,000 in cash, HKD5,000 in chips and two mobile phones in total. It was also found that the duo had exchanged RMB18,100 for HKD20,000 in cash through transfers with patrons on two occasions.
Based on investigative findings, the Judiciary Police transferred the two involved men to the Public Prosecutions Office on the charge of operating illegal currency exchange for gambling.