Chapter 604: Twists and Turns (2)
"No, how can the two places carry out police cooperation, and what is the box of stolen money seized by the Hong Kong Marine Police and Hong Kong Customs at the pier the night before yesterday?"
"Well, it was seized at the scene. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biqugeγ infoβ
This matter is really not easy to explain, Han Bo thought through his thoughts and reported: "Yu Shaodong is now suspected of violating entry laws and regulations and suspected of smuggling. The Immigration Department can theoretically intervene, the key is that he went back to Hong Kong like going home, did not go through the main entrance of the community, and came in over the wall, although it was illegal, but the problem was not very serious, and at most he was asked for questioning.
For the time being, he has not violated any other laws in Hong Kong, and the police can neither take coercive measures against him nor move his property. So if you want to control the money, only the customs will come forward. β
"Isn't this enough, and it's not that there is no evidence, why didn't the magistrate's court issue a search warrant to the customs?"
"The problem is that Hong Kong Customs was brought to court by the suspect some time ago for cooperating with the mainland customs to handle the case. β
"The suspect sues customs!"
At the request of Shenzheng Customs, Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department (C&ED) applied for search warrants to search the offices of a number of his companies, seized a large number of documents and handed them over to mainland law enforcement agencies, and seized a batch of goods hidden at the Tuen Mun River Trade Terminal for shipment. The suspect, surnamed Qin, applied to the High Court for review, accusing the Customs and Excise Department of unconstitutional practices and improperly transferring documents to the Mainland Customs and Excise Department, and demanding compensation of $40 billion from the Customs and Excise Department.
The High Court of Hong Kong ruled that 13 of the 16 search warrants applied for by the Customs and Excise Department were invalid and that the Customs and Excise Department was required to return the seized information, including the information that had been forwarded to our Mainland law enforcement agencies. The judge also considered that the case was an application for judicial review and that the court would not deal with the issue of compensation, and in view of the huge amount of the applicant's claim, he requested the person surnamed Qin to submit a statement of claim and arrange time for the civil claim to be processed. β
Whether Hong Kong's laws protect good people or bad people, Deputy Director Wu finds it unbelievable.
However, Hong Kong Customs is not so easy to mess with, Han Bo scratched his head, and continued: "Hong Kong Customs has appealed against the judicial review and lost the case, and this suspect is not only suspected of smuggling, but also suspected of money laundering, this lawsuit has to be fought." The problem now is that Hong Kong is a common law system, and precedents are equivalent to law. Our case is similar in nature to that case, and the magistrate should be hesitant. β
"What about the police force, can the police force play a role?"
"The police also encountered an incident that had a great impact, and it was very stiff with the Independent Commission Against Corruption. Now I am very cautious and must comply with the relevant legal procedures in whatever I do, for fear of being caught by the ICAC. β
Why is the Hong Kong judicial department so chaotic, Deputy Director Wu asked suspiciously: "What is the matter with the Independent Commission Against Corruption?"
"Police discord and conflict between police and integrity are an open secret in Hong Kong, and almost everyone knows about it. In 1977, because of the arrest of police suspected of corruption, the Hong Kong police went on strike, and even stormed the ICAC to make trouble, smashing all the signboards of the Independent Commission Against Corruption. Later, he was "not guilty of the past" and granted amnesty to a group of policemen. β
Han Bo touched the corners of his mouth and continued: "Decades have passed, and most of the policemen who experienced the events of that year have retired. The new generation who later joined the Force did not have the 'gnashing pain' of the ICAC. Moreover, the ICAC's anti-corruption campaign has been effective and has been well received by the Hong Kong public, and the Force has been convinced to take the public test with a new image.
The ICAC is in charge of anti-corruption, and the Police Force is in charge of law and order. However, although there were fewer cases of syndicate corruption in the past, corruption in the police force is still the focus of the ICAC's monitoring. The police force also wants to save face, and sometimes the ICAC often embarrasses the police force by inadequate communication or is too high-profile or heavy-handed.
In May this year, the ICAC made a high-profile attempt to resist the arrest of Senior Superintendent Chan Kam-wah, who is known as the 'rising star' of the Hong Kong Police Force, on suspicion of harboring **** at a hotel. On the premise of not notifying the Hong Kong Police Force in advance, a large-scale interview was conducted with the police officers involved in the case, triggering the biggest backlash against the ICAC by the Force since the police integrity conflict in the 70s. β
The Independent Commission Against Corruption and the Police Force did not look at each other, thinking it was a legend, but it turned out to be true.
Deputy Director Wu couldn't help asking: "Later, is there any problem with that senior superintendent?"
"The evidence of the ICAC does not appear to be sufficient, and the Force has publicly criticised the ICAC's modus operandi, accusing the ICAC of being overly publicized in this case with the intention of 'discrediting the Force'. The ICAC has issued a-for-tat public statement that all its investigations were based on corruption reports and that the arrests were conducted in strict accordance with legal procedures. The two sides blame each other and are engaged in a war of words. β
Deputy Director Wu has figured out that both the Customs and Police Force want to help, after all, combating cross-border crimes requires cooperation.
The problem now is that the laws of the two places are different, and the customs are afraid of the courts, and they are afraid of helping and finally helping out in trouble. The police force is in conflict with the Independent Commission Against Corruption, and it is even more cautious in doing things, for fear that the other party will grab the little tail again.
If there is a problem with the establishment of the constituent departments of the SAR government, it would be necessary to have a political and legal committee under the leadership of the political and legal committee to coordinate and coordinate, but this can only be imagined.
Deputy Director Wu took a deep breath and asked in a low voice, "Xiao Han, what should I do now?"
"My opinion is that Yu Shaodong must not be allowed to convert the stolen money into Hong Kong dollars, we do not have enough weight, and they may not be able to listen to our opinions. The leader's weight is enough, and the leader's words must be weighed, but it is really not possible to report urgently, and ask the department leader to come forward to exert pressure. β
"It's going to be big. β
"There's no way around it, we can't take the risk, and we can't afford to take it. β
That's more than 70 million, which is equivalent to two years of financial revenue in Fengyi County, which is not a trivial matter.
Deputy Director Wu weighed it, got up and said, "Xiao Han, we can solve this matter by ourselves, it's best to solve it ourselves." Otherwise, I will report the situation to Director Zhang first, and ask Director Zhang to prepare for an emergency report, you keep an eye on the money, there are still a few hours before dawn, and the search warrant may be able to apply for it, in short, depending on the situation, adapt to the situation. β
"That's fine. β
"My phone stays open, I'm not sleeping, I'm just sitting here waiting for your call. β
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If the money is not recovered, Deputy Director Wu will not be able to sleep, and there will be more people in Fengyi County who will not be able to sleep.
Knowing that the money was in the warehouse of Hualong Industrial Building, but he couldn't take any action, the more Han Bo thought about it, the more aggrieved he became, and he couldn't wait to run over and light a fire to create a small fire, and the Fire Department intervened to protect 70 million cash first.
But again, this can only be imagined, arson is a felony in any country or region, how can a police officer know the law and break the law.
Back in the office area, the road was already asleep.
One plainclothes is on duty, and the others are also taking a nap.
Plainclothes shook his head with a look of regret, and Han Bo squeezed out a reluctant smile to express his gratitude.
Sitting in his position, clicking the mouse, confirming that his subordinates in the mainland had not sent a new email, and he didn't know what to do next, what he could do, the mobile phone rang, and Shi Baohua called.
It is inconvenient to pick up inside, which will affect people's rest.
Walked quickly to the door, pressed the call button, and only heard Shi Baohua say excitedly on the other end: "Han, we didn't find Guo Mengchen, nor did we find 'Big Ear Chen', but with the assistance of Shenzheng's peers, we found a song hall security guard, who claimed to have seen Guo Mengchen!"
"Where did you see it, was Guo Mengchen alone or how many people did you meet?"
"In a food stall, he went with a security guard in their song hall, the security guard's name is Abin, I don't know what his surname is, he must be from Dongguang dialect, and he is as good at gambling as Guo Mengchen, and the two met in Yu Shaodong's previous underground casino. At first, it was just drinking, but then they were going to say something serious and broke away the security guard we were looking for. β
"When?"
"Six days ago. β
"Does he know Guo Mengchen's whereabouts?"
"I don't know, he's met once, and we've had half a meal together. This thing is really suspicious, that Abin didn't go to work the next day, we looked for the owner of the song hall, but we didn't find Abin's ID card information, he looked for it himself, said it was a security guard, but in fact, it was to watch the scene, and the song hall owner didn't care that he asked for an ID card. β
"Do you have a mobile phone number?"
"I'm not in the service area, I should have changed the number, and I went to the mobile company to adjust his call records as soon as it was dawn. β
"Do you have any photos?"
"There is a half-length photo, and the same person who looks at the venue is a security guard, and as long as the security guard is in this dance hall, he has a certificate. Hanging on the chest, it looks like that. β
"Scan it and send it over. β
"Yes!"
You may not be able to find the scanner in the middle of the night, or you may not be able to find a place to access the Internet in the middle of the night, and you have waited for more than half an hour to receive Abin's photo.
Han Bo forwarded the photo to the plainclothes on duty, who glanced at it and was stunned.
Han Bozheng was inexplicable, he relieved himself and hurriedly woke up his boss: "Lu Sir, look at this person, does it look like?"
"It's so similar. β
I didn't feel sleepy on the road, grabbed the keyboard and crackled and tapped, and a wanted suspect appeared on the LCD monitor, and the wanted suspect was very similar to the photo I had just received. Look at the number of the wanted warrant, this guy is actually very high on the wanted list, and even issued a bounty, worth 200,000 Hong Kong dollars!
Han Bo reacted and groaned: "Inspector Lu, it seems that we guessed wrong before, Guo Mengchen is not looking for the Minqing Gang, but this Hong Kong suspect who is very familiar with Hong Kong. β
There is such a coincidence in the world.
Lu Zhongcai was excited, took out his mobile phone and dialed Guan Xingwei's number, and said excitedly: "Chief Han, the search warrant you want is no problem, as long as you can arrest this bastard back for trial, except for handing over Yu Shaodong, everything else is not a problem! Sorry, I'll go out and call first." β
Seeing off the elated senior inspector of "O-Ji", Han Bo asked curiously: "Ah Xing, where is this Cai Xingbin?"
"The origin is not very big, just a small gangster of 'New Ngee An', but the crime is not small, and he is the third person in our red notice. β