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Beijing police seize 110 foreign and Chinese Olympic ticket scalpers

BEIJING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- The Beijing police detained 110 suspects on Friday for scalping Olympic tickets.

Police have found surging ticket scalping activities while patrolling around the Olympic venues, said Shi Weiping, a police officer with the Beijing Public Security Bureau. They have also received many complaints from the public.

On Friday, the police launched a big crackdown around major venues and metro exits, taking away 110 suspects and seizing 340 tickets.

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