Police bust cross-border prostitution syndicate, arrest 20; mastermind arranged for women to come to Hong Kong for prostitution from Thailand

Sham Shui Po Police District carried out an operation codenamed "Ling Yi" from last Saturday (the 10th) to yesterday (the 12th), targeting an organised transnational prostitution and money laundering syndicate active in Sham Shui Po and Tsuen Wan, arresting 20 people. Those arrested included 4 masterminds and core members of the syndicate, as well as 16 women suspected of prostitution. The syndicate was suspected of trafficking women from Thailand to Hong Kong for prostitution.