World News Interpol cracks down on WC gambling

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More than 5,000 people have been taken into custody in a crackdown on illegal World Cup (WC) gambling in Asia, where police raided hundreds of betting dens, the international police agency Interpol said July 16. Interpol coordinated the operation in Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and China, including Hong Kong and Macau. Police also seized ¥870 million in the operation, which targeted gambling linked to organized crime. Police raided nearly 800 illegal gambling dens that dealt with bets of more than ¥13.5 billion, Interpol said in a statement. (AP)

W杯の違法賭博行為、アジアで一斉摘発

インターポール（国際刑事警察機構）は7月16日、サッカーＷ杯南アフリカ大会期間中に違法賭博を行なったとして、アジア各国で5,000人以上を逮捕し、約8億7000万円を押収したことを明らかにした。

Shukan ST: July 30, 2010

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