The Judiciary Police (PJ) have arrested a mainlander for allegedly trying to extort a subcontracting company out of 30 million patacas and allegedly cheating 21 of his workers out of their salaries totalling 9 million patacas.
The announcement was made during a special press conference yesterday at the PJ headquarters in Zape.
PJ spokesman Ho Chan Nam identified the suspect as a 38-year-old surnamed Wan in charge of a business which subcontracts for other companies.
Judiciary Police (PJ) officers escort the extortion suspect to a police vehicle outside the PJ headquarters in Zape yesterday. Photo: Iong Tat Choi