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Mainland Chinese police arrest 2 suspects in connection with Hong Kong officer’s death during anti-smuggling operation
- Guangdong provincial authorities detained duo on other side of the border last week, police reveal
- Senior Inspector Lam Yuen-yee was killed when her vessel was rammed by a speedboat on September 25; no decision yet made on where the men will stand trial
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Authorities across the border have arrested two mainland Chinese men and seized a speedboat in connection with the death of a Hong Kong police officer killed during a maritime anti-smuggling operation last month.
The men, aged 31 and 35, were arrested last week by members of the Guangdong provincial public security department working with information provided by Hong Kong police. One is thought to have been driving the speedboat – fitted with six powerful outboard engines – at the time of the incident.
Senior Superintendent Tony Ho Chun-tung of the organised crime and triad bureau said authorities believed the men were part of a large cross-border smuggling ring that had seen 35 other members arrested in a crackdown that followed the death of Senior Inspector Lam Yuen-yee.
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Speaking at a press briefing on Monday, Ho also revealed more details about the death of the 37-year-old officer, who was thrown overboard along with three colleagues when their vessel was rammed by the speedboat they were trying to intercept off Shau Chau on September 25.
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Two police vessels were involved in the chase, Ho said, with Lam on the one that took the lead.
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