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| The 2 Pinoys and their local co-defendant did not show up in Eastern court today |
Arrest warrants were issued today, May 13, against three
accused - two Filipinos and a Hong Kong
citizen - for their failure to appear in Eastern court for the hearing of their
illegal gambling case.
Four of their co-defendants, including two other Filipinos, pleaded
guilty and were fined between $500 and $1,000 by Magistrate Bina Chainrai.
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The hearing was delayed until close to 1pm while the court
waited for the appearance of So Ping-cheung, 50, a local and alleged operator
of the gambling den; Rhea Nerissa Maristela, 24, waitress, and Calveen
Castrillo, 37, a recognizance holder.
A charge of gambling in a gambling establishment was read to
each their four co-defendants: Hongkongers Ngai Kim-fung, 47, warehouseman and
Cheung Chi-hung, 31, jobless; and Filipinos RJ Raqueño, 31, bartender; and
Cecilia Tejam, 51, waitress.
All seven defendants were arrested on Mar 12 during a police
raid on a flat on the second floor of Sze Lai Building 241-243 Hennessy Road
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| The building in Wanchai where the illegal gamling took place |
The prosecution said plainclothes officers from a special
duty squad of the Wanchai Police District mounted the operation at the residential
unit at 3:50pm.
The officers forced their way into the flat when those
inside would not open the gate despite verbal warnings, the prosecutor said.
The raiders found Ngai, Cheung, Raqueño and Tejam inside the
flat playing a fish-hitting or plane-shooting game, where game points were
added or deducted from game cards. Points accumulated could be redeemed for
cash.
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After the four pleaded guilty, Ngai, Cheung and Tejam were
fined $500 each. Raqueño, who had previous convictions including gambling, was
fined $1,000.
After sentencing, Chainrai signed the arrest warrants for
Maristela, Castrillo and So.
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