A total of 46 suspects were detained in the raids across the county related to the 37 cases, which involved NT$132 million in wagers, Lin said. “Proprietors of underground gambling pools had flourished in past elections, but law enforcement agencies and local police have intensified their sweeps to crack down on these and other illegal activities related to the elections,” Lin said. “Over the past several years, we have seen less vote-buying, but more illegal gambling on election outcomes through these operations,” he said. Last month’s 56 increased the total number of cases related to illegal wagers on the election outcomes to 113 for the whole of last year, Bureau Deputy Commissioner Chu Tsung-tai (朱宗泰) said. An examination of the evidence is under way to confirm the total amount wagered and investigate the money flow in the 56 cases, he added.

Source: Taipei Times January 03, 2020 15:56 UTC