The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a male mainlander on Tuesday for stealing cash and valuables such as gaming chips worth a total of about HK$1.28 million from six gamblers in local casinos since late May, PJ spokesman Ho Chan Nam said during a special press conference yesterday.
In each of the six cases, the suspect succeeded in stealing the victims’ cash and other valuables when they were deeply engrossed in gambling.
Ho identified the suspect as a 48-year-old surnamed Feng who told the police that he is unemployed.
Evidence from the six casino theft cases is displayed in a pressroom at the Judiciary Police (PJ) headquarters in Zape yesterday. Photos: Iong Tat Choi
PJ officers escort the hooded casino theft suspect to a PJ vehicle outside the PJ headquarters yesterday.
