33 held in crackdown on credit card theft ring targeting Hongkongers in Shenzhen

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Hong Kong and mainland Chinese police arrested 33 people in a joint operation targeting a suspected credit-card theft syndicate. The group allegedly stole cards from Hongkongers visiting Shenzhen and used them to make purchases after returning to Hong Kong, causing losses exceeding HK$1.8 million.

Hong Kong and mainland Chinese police have arrested 33 people in a joint operation to crack down on a suspected credit card theft syndicate targeting city residents who travel across the border for leisure, with losses exceeding HK$1.8 million (US$229,500). Superintendent Tsang Chun-kit of police’s crime Kowloon East Regional Headquarters said the syndicate had allegedly stolen Hongkongers’ credit cards in Shenzhen, and then immediately brought those cards back to the city to make purchases for...