Hong Kong police have arrested four women in a crackdown on a prostitution ring that imported sex workers from mainland China to work in brothels in central Kowloon.
The four suspects, including a local woman and three tourists from the mainland, were captured Wednesday night when police raided three brothels in a building on Nathan Road in Mong Kok, police said Thursday.
"Preliminary investigations revealed that the 44-year-old Hong Kong woman was allegedly a core member of the criminal gang," the police said.
She was detained on suspicion of controlling prostitution of women and operating a sex establishment.
Police arrested the three mainlanders, all women aged between 25 and 42, for violating their conditions of stay.
In the operation, dubbed "Stempicker," police seized about HK$10,000 ($1,282) and items including condoms and bottles of massage oil.
The suspect remained in police custody as of Thursday morning. Mong Kok Special Forces personnel are following up the case.
In Hong Kong, keeping a prostitution establishment is punishable by up to 10 years in prison under the Crimes Ordinance.
香港警方冲破妓院 4名女子被捕
香港警方在打击一个从中国大陆引进性工作者到九龙中部妓院工作的卖淫团伙时逮捕了四名妇女。
警方周四表示，周三晚上，警方突击搜查旺角弥敦道一栋大楼内的三间妓院时，抓获了四名嫌疑人，其中包括一名当地妇女和三名内地游客。
警方表示，初步调查显示，这名44岁的香港女子涉嫌该犯罪团伙的核心成员。
她因涉嫌控制妇女卖淫和经营性场所而被拘留。
警方以违反逗留条件为由逮捕了这三名大陆人，她们都是年龄在 25 岁至 42 岁之间的女性。
在这次名为“Stempicker”的行动中，警方查获了约 10,000 港元（1,282 美元）以及包括避孕套和按摩油瓶在内的物品。
截至周四上午，嫌疑人仍被警方拘留。 旺角特种部队人员正跟进案件。
在香港，根据《刑事罪行条例》，开设卖淫场所最高可判处 10 年监禁。
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