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Beijing police seize 221 Olympic ticket touts

BEIJING, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Police in the Olympic host city Beijing have seized 221 illegal ticket brokers and 569 tickets for the ongoing Olympic Games, after a crackdown on the illegal business.

Among them 71 people have been detained by the police. Others were released after being given warnings, the Beijing police said on Sunday.

A total of 31 foreigners got involved in the illegal business, among whom three were detained, and 14 people's visa duration in China were shortened.

All confiscated tickets would be hold as the evidence of the cases, the police said.

Beijing police launched crackdowns on ticket scalping near various Olympic ...

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