October 27, 2005
Police raids SMS sex-for-sale services in Beijing
Police in Beijing kicked off a campaign to eliminate sex-for-sale services advertised via SMS, the official news outlet Xinhua News Agency reported, via Interfax China.
"Beijing police said the amount of SMS messages carrying prostitution-related information is increasing recently and the police force, while working closely with assorted governing authorities to better regulate wireless value-added service providers, will take more "severe measures" to tackle the crime.
Since Beijing police issued a public warning to citizens on October 18, a total of 1,200 phone calls were made reporting illegal SMS messages.
Based on the reported information and previous investigations, Beijing police captured and detained 48 prostitutes, pimps, and their clients in the capital city, Xinhua said."
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