New Taipei Police Conduct Simultaneous Sweep, Arresting 85 in 20 Cases, Cracking Down on Pharmacy Extortion
New Taipei City police conducted a synchronized sweep operation, arresting 85 individuals and successfully investigating a case where a pharmacy was extorted. Firearms and seized evidence were recovered, with the main suspect and four others transferred for prosecution.
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- 📰 Published: April 18, 2026 at 14:27
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New Taipei City Police Department announced today that during a synchronized anti-gang operation from April 12th to 16th, they swept 20 gang organizations and arrested 85 individuals. They also seized 4 firearms and intensified inspections of gang strongholds.
Police stated that a well-known pharmacy in Banqiao District, due to borrowing money from a financing company, was extorted by a criminal group under the guise of debt consolidation. The group demanded breach of contract fees and other expenses, forcibly taking goods worth approximately NT$960,000.
The suspects then escalated their actions, demanding the pharmacy provide slimming injections, commonly known as 'slimming needles,' with a market value of about NT$4 million, and privately selling them for profit.
During the sweep operation on the 16th, the police arrested the main suspect, surnamed Guo, and four others. They seized a Turkish-made submachine gun, 13 bullets, NT$200,000 in cash, promissory notes, IOUs, computers, and mobile phones as evidence. The case has been transferred to the New Taipei District Prosecutor's Office for investigation on charges including violation of the Organized Crime Prevention Act, Firearms, Ammunition and Weapons Control Act, obstruction of freedom, intimidation, and usury.
The City Police Bureau emphasized that there is no end to cracking down on gangs. They will continue to use strong measures to combat gang crime, cut off their illegal economic sources, and investigate the underlying criminal networks to fully suppress gang forces. (Editor: Li Xi-zhang) 1150418
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Police stated that a well-known pharmacy in Banqiao District, due to borrowing money from a financing company, was extorted by a criminal group under the guise of debt consolidation. The group demanded breach of contract fees and other expenses, forcibly taking goods worth approximately NT$960,000.
The suspects then escalated their actions, demanding the pharmacy provide slimming injections, commonly known as 'slimming needles,' with a market value of about NT$4 million, and privately selling them for profit.
During the sweep operation on the 16th, the police arrested the main suspect, surnamed Guo, and four others. They seized a Turkish-made submachine gun, 13 bullets, NT$200,000 in cash, promissory notes, IOUs, computers, and mobile phones as evidence. The case has been transferred to the New Taipei District Prosecutor's Office for investigation on charges including violation of the Organized Crime Prevention Act, Firearms, Ammunition and Weapons Control Act, obstruction of freedom, intimidation, and usury.
The City Police Bureau emphasized that there is no end to cracking down on gangs. They will continue to use strong measures to combat gang crime, cut off their illegal economic sources, and investigate the underlying criminal networks to fully suppress gang forces. (Editor: Li Xi-zhang) 1150418
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