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Over 5,000 arrested across Asia over illegal World Cup betting

Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 07/17/2010 - 13:23

Over 5,000 people have been arrested in China, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand over illegal football betting during the World Cup.

Interpol, which helped co-ordinate the month-long operation, said officers had raided more than 800 illegal gambling dens that had handled more than €119m in bets.

“The results we have seen are impressive,” said Interpol executive director for police services Jean-Michel Louboutin, in a statement.

The operation ran between 11 June and 11 July, during a time when hundreds of millions of fans around the world were following the action from the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

In the operation, police seized €7.7m in cash along with other alleged criminal assets such as cars, bank cards, computers and mobile phones, Mr Louboutin said in his statement.

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