{
  "id": 13407380,
  "title": "127 arrested as Hong Kong police bust Vietnamese-led loan-sharking syndicate",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/127-arrested-as-hong-kong-police-bust-vietnamese-led-loan-sharking-13407380",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-10T12:02:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post-hong-kong",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3370450/127-arrested-hong-kong-police-bust-vietnamese-led-loan-sharking-syndicate"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Hong Kong police have arrested 127 people in a six-month undercover operation against a Vietnamese-led crime syndicate accused of running loan-sharking rackets charging interest rates of up to 3,700 per cent, as well as illegal gambling and unlicensed bars in West Kowloon. The syndicate is also alleged to have helped illegal immigrants find shelter and work, with police raiding eight premises on…",
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        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "127 arrested as Hong Kong police bust Vietnamese-led loan-sharking syndicate",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/127-arrested-as-hong-kong-police-bust-vietnamese-led-loan-sharking",
        "published": "2026-10-10T12:02:09.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}