Football gambling

THIRTY-TWO suspects were arrested for organizing online football gambling during the World Cup, police in East China’s Zhejiang Province said yesterday.

More than 130 police officers raided 25 locations in cities in Zhejiang and neighboring Fujian Province on Saturday, confiscating a large number of mobile phones, computers, and account books, according to the police. Over 10 million yuan (US$1.5 million) was involved.

26 arrested

POLICE have arrested 26 suspects for illegally making and selling guns online, police in Huai’an, East China’s Jiangsu Province, said yesterday.

They also seized 12 guns, mostly air guns, and many gun parts after a two-month investigation.

Police received reports of people selling guns online in May, and an investigation led to the arrest of a man surnamed Wang on May 24. Wang has allegedly sold more than 18,000 air gun pellets, police said.

5 bodies found

RESCUERS have found five bodies after a cargo ship sank off Shanghai early Sunday morning, according to the city’s maritime authorities Monday.

As of 5 p.m. Monday, five people remained missing, and search and rescue efforts were still ongoing, according to the Shanghai Maritime Safety Administration.