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Article: Beijing police seize 110 foreign and Chinese Olympic ticket scalpers
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- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- August 15, 2008
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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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