The police went to legally cover illegal chess clubs to investigate and arrest.

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[Reporter Xu Guozhen/Taichung Report] A woman in Taichung City complained angrily because her husband was addicted to gambling. Not only did he not go home after the Chinese New Year, but he also owed a large amount of gambling debts. The professional mahjong casino was seized, and 4 tables of mahjong and the person in charge of the casino's brother named Chen were seized on the spot.

Chen Gufeng, the investigation team leader of the Taichung City No. 1 Branch, said today that during the period before the Lunar New Year, during the period of strengthening the safety maintenance of important festivals, the aim was to stabilize public security and strengthen the investigation of various crimes. Covering the illegal operation of a casino, the woman said that her husband had been addicted to gambling for a long time and did not go home, and he owed a large amount of gambling money, so she asked the police for assistance.

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However, multiple sets of monitors were set up at the entrance of the site to evade detection, and at the same time, the identity of the gamblers was strictly filtered. Only regular customers or gamblers introduced by acquaintances can enter, and sometimes they are not open, which increases the difficulty of detection. The case was ambushed and wired by the police. On the 12th of this month, the chess and card club began to have gamblers coming in and out. When the time was ripe, when they rushed in with search tickets, there were 4 mahjong tables being won or lost at the scene, and 16 gamblers were seized on the spot.

At the same time, the police arrested the elder brother as the person in charge of the chess and card club, and the younger brother was in charge of guarding the files of the 37-year-old and 34-year-old brothers surnamed Chen. Yuan, and betting 3 will add 1 to attract gamblers. After the hearing, the whole case will be handled as a gambling crime.

The First Sub-bureau appeals that the Spring Festival is approaching, but there is no holiday for fighting crime. In addition to continuing to implement the "Clearing Sources 2.0 Project" and "Community Policing Restart", it will thoroughly investigate all kinds of crimes such as gambling, drugs, and fraud that may be hidden within its jurisdiction. place, actively investigate the root causes of crimes, effectively purify the law and order environment, and let the people have a safe and good year.

The police seized 4 tables of Mahjong Gambling on the spot.

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The police confiscated evidence such as mahjong, tile rulers, moving dice and gambling funds.

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