New Taipei Police Bust Major Election Gambling Ring With China Ties
New Taipei Police have busted a large election gambling ring, and they say someone in China was pulling the strings.
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00:00 Police in New Taipei have busted a major election gambling ring.
00:04 They've taken over a hundred people into custody in a 10-day operation.
00:09 The ring had already accepted some $150,000 in bets on the outcome of January's election.
00:16 Police say the ring was being run by someone in China and are investigating further.
00:21 Authorities say they will continue to crack down on election interference in the run-up
00:25 to the votes.