The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested three men from Fujian province on Monday on suspicion of at least six cases of pickpocketing in a Cotai resort and outside the Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal since April.
PJ spokesman Ho Chan Nam announced the case in a special press conference yesterday.
Ho identified the three suspects as a 34-year-old surnamed Rao, a 36-year-old surnamed Chen, and a 47-year-old surnamed Xiao. Chen and Xiao had entered Macau illegally.
Judiciary Police (PJ) officers escort the three hooded pickpocketing suspects to a vehicle from the PJ headquarters in Zape yesterday. Photo: Iong Tat Choi