Police sweep Guangdong in crackdown

A senior police officer said Guangdong province will not be allowed to become a haven for criminals from the neighboring Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions.

Qian Bo, deputy director of the Criminal Investigation Bureau of the provincial Department of Public Security, made the remark after officers from Guangdong busted 10 major cross-border criminal gangs in a joint operation with Hong Kong and Macao from May 9 to 13.

Police detained 783 suspects, including dozens of Hong Kong and Macao residents, during the operation, which targeted cross-border crimes, including drug crimes, online gambling, prostitution, weapons smuggling, illegal immigration and telephone fraud.