澳大利亚墨尔本捣毁两处非法赌场：29人被捕，缴获7公斤冰毒与约60万澳元现金，3名中国籍人士被拘
墨尔本——澳大利亚维多利亚州警方10月23日通报，警方在一项针对涉嫌非法制造毒品的持续调查中捣毁两处非法赌场，共逮捕29人，并缴获大批毒品、现金与武器。
警方表示，秘密实验室调查组（Clandestine Laboratory Squad）在VIPER特遣队与维多利亚州博彩及赌场管制委员会协助下，先后在Carnegie、Box Hill South、Box Hill、South Melbourne与Balwyn North多地执行搜查令，缴获约60万澳元现金、大量赌场筹码、大量非法烟草与电子烟、7公斤甲基苯丙胺（冰毒，警方称涉嫌在维多利亚州与西澳大利亚州之间贩运）、5公斤氯胺酮、5支枪支，以及砍刀、电击器、剑与匕首等武器。其中一处非法赌场位于Carnegie的Rosstown Road，警方8月15日入内搜查时发现多间设为赌博用途的房间与15名涉赌人员；另一处位于Box Hill South的Middleborough Road，警方10月20日搜查时当场逮捕两名涉嫌经营赌场的工作人员。
警方通报逐一点名了多名已被起诉的人士，其中包括两名中国籍男子：一名27岁的中国籍男子被控持有甲基苯丙胺、持有违禁武器及贩卖烟草与电子烟等罪名，现仍在押；一名43岁的中国籍男子在Box Hill South的赌场内被捕，被控处理疑似犯罪所得财物及身处非法赌博场所等罪名，现仍在押。据ABC Australia报道，本轮被拘留的外国籍人士共有3名中国籍与2名马来西亚籍人士，警方通报逐一点名起诉的中国籍人士为其中两人。警方预计还将以传票方式起诉其他多名涉案人员，涉及毒品、犯罪所得与非法赌博等罪名，案件仍在调查中。
负责此案的警督Carlie Kohler表示，捣毁这些赌场有助于清除街头的毒品与武器，警方将继续瓦解毒品犯罪网络，并呼吁公众通过灭罪热线1800 333 000提供涉毒线索。（据维多利亚州警方10月23日官方通报与ABC Australia报道）
来源：GSM·美国
Melbourne Police Shut Down Two Illegal Casinos, Arrest 29 in Drug Investigation; Three Chinese Nationals in Custody
Melbourne-- Victoria Police announced on October 23 that officers have shut down two illegal casinos and arrested 29 people in an ongoing investigation into alleged illicit drug manufacturing, seizing large quantities of drugs, cash and weapons.
Police said the Clandestine Laboratory Squad, assisted by Taskforce VIPER and the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission, executed search warrants across Carnegie, Box Hill South, Box Hill, South Melbourne and Balwyn North, seizing approximately $600,000 in cash, large amounts of casino chips, illicit tobacco and vapes, seven kilograms of methylamphetamine (ice) allegedly trafficked between Victoria and Western Australia, five kilograms of ketamine, five firearms and other weapons including machetes, tasers, swords and daggers. One illegal casino operated on Rosstown Road in Carnegie, where officers on August 15 found several rooms set up for gambling and 15 people inside; a second casino on Middleborough Road in Box Hill South was raided on October 20, when two alleged staff members were arrested at the scene.
The police release named several people who have been charged, including two Chinese nationals: a 27-year-old man charged with possessing methylamphetamine, possessing prohibited weapons and trafficking tobacco and vapes, and a 43-year-old man arrested at the Box Hill South casino and charged with dealing with property suspected of being proceeds of crime and being found in a place provided for unauthorised gambling. Both remain in custody. ABC Australia reported that those in custody include three Chinese nationals and two Malaysian nationals. Police expect to charge more people by summons over alleged drug, proceeds-of-crime and illegal-gambling offences, and the investigation is ongoing.
Detective Senior Sergeant Carlie Kohler said dismantling the casinos helps take drugs and weapons off the streets, and police urged anyone with information about illicit drug activity to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. (Reporting based on the Victoria Police media release of October 23 and ABC Australia.)
Source: GSM · USA
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