A mainland man was caught on Tuesday for allegedly operating fake base stations, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said yesterday.
According to the spokesperson, the suspect, surnamed Fu, is a 34-year-old unemployed man.A fake base station is telecom equipment which sends out a signal, disconnecting mobile phone users in an area from their legitimate base stations and who then receive messages from the fake one instead.
Judiciary Police (PJ) officers escort the hooded mainland suspect from the PJ headquarters in Zape to a PJ vehicle yesterday.
Judiciary Police (PJ) officers yesterday show the equipment of the fake base stations seized from three flats near the Barrier Gate checkpoint on Tuesday. Photos: Iong Tat Choi
