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WORLDLOWJul 9 · Jul 9, 2026, 10:04 AM

8 Hong Kong teens arrested over taking cash from gang to splash paint on doors

South China Morning Post

Eight teenagers have been arrested after allegedly being recruited via social media by a crime syndicate to splash paint on the doors of flats and businesses across Hong Kong to intimidate debtors. The four boys and four girls were apprehended alongside a 24-year-old man on suspicion of criminal damage and conspiracy to commit criminal damage as part of a citywide police operation on Tuesday and Wednesday. The force said on Thursday that a crime syndicate had used popular social media platforms...

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