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休企保安員組犯罪集團涉勒索、脅迫及袒護他人 十四人落網
2025年7月，本局接獲線報，指路氹城區一娛樂場有保安員向博彩犯罪者收取保護費，提供掩護以容許其在場內進行違法犯罪活動。本局經深入調查，成功鎖定一個以該娛樂場保安主管為首腦及骨幹的犯罪集團，成員包括9名保安部員工及5名負責收取保護費的中間人。
調查顯示，該犯罪集團自2025年3月開始運作，具一定的穩定性，且分工明確，由涉案保安經理領導指揮，統籌犯罪所得分配。8名涉案保安員負責脅迫或收取費用，5名涉案中間人則負責洽談收費細節及轉交款項。
2026年7月28日，本局見時機成熟，展開拘捕行動，分別於娛樂場及多個住所共拘捕14名涉案人，並尋獲7名被迫交付保護費的涉博彩犯罪違法者作證。行動中檢獲24部手機、201,900港元現金、15,500澳門元現金及13.7萬港元籌碼。
經查，該犯罪集團以職級及參與程度高低作平均分配每月所收取的犯罪所得，例如其中級數及參與度較高的保安主管，以及兩名保安員每月可收取犯罪所得的約百分之十五，其餘級數和參與度較低的保安員可收取約百分之八犯罪所得。而5名中間人當成功收取涉博彩犯罪的違法者交付的款項後，可獲約一成的報酬。
犯罪手法方面，初期由保安員直接接觸違法者收取保護費，後為規避偵查，改由中間人以拍照方式確認目標，再由保安員加強截查，並收取每月1萬港元保護費。若遇拒付者，保安員會將其帶入保安室，以填寫個人資料及威脅移交本局、驅逐出境等手段勒索1萬至2萬港元。
此外，犯罪集團亦涉“拆案”牟利，當有付費者因盜竊或詐騙其他賭客而被投訴時，保安員會安排中間人協助“解救”，收取5千至4萬港元不等的“拆案費”，事後向違法者訛稱“已與司警協商”，並遊說受害賭客不追究，從而不向本局通報。犯罪集團運作初期每月僅向2至5人收費，近月已增至至少20人，估算不法所得不少於140萬港元。
本局根據調查所得，以黑社會的罪、勒索罪、脅迫罪及袒護他人罪將14名涉案男女移送檢察院偵辦。
Security guards of leisure enterprise formed criminal gang, involved in extortion, coercion and personal favouritism, with fourteen persons under arrest
In July 2025, the Judiciary Police received intelligence indicating that the security guards at a casino in the Cotai district had been collecting protection fees from gaming criminals, and providing cover to allow them to carry out illegal and criminal activities within the venue. Following an in-depth investigation, the Judiciary Police successfully identified a criminal syndicate led by a security supervisory personnel of the casino as its mastermind and core figure. The criminal syndicate comprised 9 security department employees and 5 intermediaries responsible for collecting the protection fees.
Investigation revealed that the criminal syndicate had been operating since March 2025, demonstrating a certain degree of stability and a clear division of labour. It was led and directed by the involved security manager, who coordinated the distribution of the proceeds of crime. The 8 involved security guards were responsible for coercion or collection of fees, while the 5 involved intermediaries were responsible for negotiation of payment details and the transfer of funds.
On 28th July 2026, seizing the opportune moment, the Judiciary Police launched an arrest operation, apprehending a total of 14 involved individuals at the casino and several residences respectively, as well as locating 7 offenders involved in gaming-related crimes, who had been forced to pay protection fees, to serve as witnesses. During the operation, 24 mobile phones, HKD201,900 in cash, MOP 15,500 in cash and HKD137,000 in casino chips were seized.
Investigation revealed that the criminal syndicate distributed the monthly proceeds of crime equally based on the rank and level of involvement of its members. Specifically, the security supervisory personnel and two security guards with higher rank and greater involvement each received approximately 15% of the monthly proceeds of crime, while the remaining security guards with lower rank and lesser involvement each received approximately 8% of the proceeds of crime. Meanwhile, the 5 intermediaries received a reward of approximately 10% after successfully collecting payments from offenders involved in gaming-related crimes.
In terms of modus operandi, initially the security guards directly approached the offenders to collect protection fees. Later, in order to evade investigation, intermediaries were engaged to identify targets by taking photos, and then the security guards would step up interception and collect a monthly protection fee of HKD10,000. For individuals who refused payment, the security guards would take them to the security room and extort sums ranging from HKD10,000 to HKD20,000 by means of demanding the completion of personal information, threatening referral to the Judiciary Police and deportation.
In addition, the criminal syndicate was also involved in “case solving” for profits. When a payer was complained about for theft or fraud against other gamblers, the security guards would arrange for an intermediary to assist in “resolving the matter”, charging a “case solving fee” ranging from HKD5,000 to HKD40,000. Subsequently, they falsely claimed to the offender that they “had already negotiated with the Judiciary Police” and persuaded the victimised gamblers not to pursue the complaint, thereby not reporting it to the Judiciary Police. In the early stage of its operation, the criminal syndicate collected fees from only 2 to 5 individuals per month. In recent months, this figure had surged to at least 20 individuals, with the estimated illegal proceeds of no less than HKD1.4 million.
Based on the investigative findings, the Judiciary Police transferred the 14 involved individuals to the Public Prosecutions Office for investigation on charges of triad society, extortion, coercion and personal favouritism.