Interpol says police across Asia arrested 1,300 people
and seized more than $16 million in an operation to break up
illegal football gambling networks.
The international police agency says law enforcement agencies in
China -- including Hong Kong and Macau -- Indonesia, Malaysia,
Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam took part in the operation.
Interpol said in a statement Thursday that the operation in May
and June was timed to coincide with the European football
championship. Interpol is based in Lyon, France.
The raids targeted more than 1,000 illegal gambling dens, some
controlled by organized crime gangs, in several countries.