Security authorities crack down on cyber gambling

Public security authorities will maintain "zero tolerance" for cross-border online gambling and resolutely curb the spread and development of such crimes, officials from the Ministry of Public Security said on Thursday.

Li Jingsheng, director of the ministry's security administration, said they will carry out special operations focusing on some of the key neighboring countries and syndicates involved in cyber gambling.

They will also guide local police to actively crack down on such crimes, directly supervise the investigation of some major cases and improve their criminal investigation capabilities to form a strong deterrent to criminals, he added.