2023-09-29 07:58:35
JPEX case｜Hong Kong and Macao police joint operation
[Added police briefing content at 16:00]
[Yahoo News Report]The law enforcement action on the cryptocurrency exchange JPEX case continues. The Hong Kong police and the Macau police conducted a joint operation and arrested 2 people each in Hong Kong and Macau from Tuesday to Thursday (26th to 28th). Among them, two Hong Kong nationals were arrested in Macau on suspicion of money laundering. On the 3rd, assets worth NT$24 million were seized and frozen. Together with this operation, the police have arrested a total of 18 people since the 18th of this month. The police said that they have identified other target persons, but some of them have already left Hong Kong, and they will make every effort to arrest the relevant persons through international cooperation.
Assistant Commissioner of Police (Crime) Chung Wing-man met with reporters to explain the latest case details of JPEX.
Assistant Commissioner of Police (Crime) Chung Wing-man, Chief Superintendent of the Cyber Security and Technology Crime Bureau Cheng Lai-kee and Chief Superintendent of the Commercial Crime Bureau Yau Kin-hung met with reporters at 3:30 p.m.
Police use “all resources” and “supercomputers” of the Criminal Division to investigate
Chung Yong-man said that so far the police have received 2,417 reports, with losses amounting to NT$1.5 billion. She pointed out that the police attach great importance to the case and use all the resources of the Crime Department, including the Commercial Crime Investigation Bureau, Criminal Intelligence Bureau, Cyber Security and Technology Crime Investigation Bureau, Treasury Intelligence and Investigation Bureau, Narcotics Investigation Bureau, as well as Organized Crime and Triads Meet the Investigation Section and participate in the investigation.
The police also activated the “Major Incident Investigation and Disaster Support System” (supercomputer) to investigate. The police aim to find the mastermind behind the incident and make every effort to recover the stolen money.
Two people each were arrested in Macau and Hong Kong
As of Tuesday (26th), the police have arrested 14 people involved in the fraud network, most of whom are managers or employees of over-the-counter currency exchange shops. Chung Yong-min said that she has targeted the core figures of the JPEX network and carried out joint operations with the Macau police in the past three days (26 to 28).
In Macau, two 29-year-old men were arrested, named Lu and Ho. Macau police seized NT$6 million in casino chips, NT$70,000 in cash, and valuable watches from a man named Lu. As for the man surnamed He, the Macau judicial police seized 500,000 casino chips and also froze the man’s casino account, which contained 3 million yuan.
Macau police also targeted a fugitive man and froze NT$5.2 million in his casino account. In summary, the Macau operation arrested a total of 2 people, froze 8.2 million yuan in casino account funds, and seized more than 6.5 million casino chips and cash.
The target unit shows signs of destroying documents
In Hong Kong, the police obtained a court warrant and searched six target units. A 28-year-old man named Deng was arrested in one of the target units. About 880,000 in cash and two expensive watches were seized from the unit. Police found a large number of documents shredded and destroyed by shredders, fire and suspected bleach in his unit.
In addition, Hong Kong police also arrested a man named Lu in Macau from his residence in Hong Kong and seized cash, gold bars and luxury watches worth approximately NT$8.7 million.
At two other target locations, the police seized a large number of documents, including VISA cards bearing the words JPEX but not authorized by the relevant credit card companies; the police also arrested a 28-year-old man surnamed Huang there.
In summary, the police in Hong Kong and Macao arrested 4 people and seized and frozen assets worth 24 million yuan from the 26th to the 28th. The police are also making every effort to trace the whereregardings of JPEX virtual assets. Chung Yong-man said that the police have identified other target persons, but some of the persons involved have left Hong Kong, and will make every effort to arrest the relevant persons through international cooperation.
The Hong Kong police obtained a court warrant and searched 6 target units. They arrested a 28-year-old man named Deng in one of the units and seized 880,000 in cash and two expensive watches. Police found a large number of documents destroyed by shredders, fire and suspected bleach in his unit.
The Hong Kong police obtained a court warrant and searched six target units. They arrested a 28-year-old man named Deng in one of the units and seized 880,000 in cash and two expensive watches. Police found a large number of documents destroyed by shredders, fire and suspected bleach in his unit.
The police seized a large number of documents at two target locations, including VISA credit cards bearing the words JPEX but not authorized by the relevant credit card companies.
The day before yesterday (27th), the Hong Kong police arrested three people, aged between 23 and 29 years old. It is reported that one of them is the director of the cryptocurrency exchange shop “Money Lupin”, and the other 29-year-old woman surnamed Liang is called by netizens. The Internet celebrity “Xiangxiang” of “The Goddess of the Coin World”.
On Tuesday (26th), the police also arrested a 23-year-old man, who was reportedly the director of the cryptocurrency exchange shop “Money Lupin”.
As for last Wednesday (20th), the police announced the arrest of three people, including “Zhu Gongzi” Zhu Jiahui, the person in charge of the exchange shop “Gongzihui”, and “dR.
On the 18th, the police arrested 8 people, searched many cryptocurrency exchange shops in Hong Kong, including Coingaroo, Coiner, etc., and arrested 8 people on suspicion of “conspiracy to defraud”, including one of the persons in charge of “Chen Dayi Exchange Shop” “Chen Yi” Chen Yingyi, “Lin Zuo OTC” proprietor Lin Zuo, etc.
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