Hong Kong police smashed a cross-border Thai prostitution operation, arresting 16 people and seizing ฿55 million in cash. The crackdown followed coordinated raids over two days, with organisers accused of recruiting Thai women, flying them into Hong Kong, and placing them in hotels while pocketing about 70% of earnings. Police said the network ran bookings through Telegram, using online advertising with photos and videos to attract customers. Investigators found customer records and computer files, including daily appointment logs with telephone numbers for clients and sex workers. Officers also uncovered suspected financial transfers of HK$2 million per month and froze more than HK$5 million in suspected criminal proceeds. Customers were reportedly charged between HK$700 and HK$1,000 per service, with the women allegedly receiving about 30% of the collected money. The operation targeted hotels in Tsim Sha Tsui and a private residential estate in Tuen Mun. Seven suspected organisers and nine Thai women were arrested, including three brothers and a Thai national described as central figures. Police arrested the four central suspects on suspicion of human trafficking, profiting from prostitution, causing prostitution, and money laundering. Separately, the nine Thai women were arrested during an undercover operation and faced immigration proceedings over suspected breaches of their conditions of stay in Hong Kong. Investigators said recruitment activities traced back to Thailand, where syndicate members persuaded women to travel. Police also seized two computers containing records and advertising materials, and they moved against an apartment identified as the operation’s booking and communications base, where arrests were made when Telegram messages were reportedly in use.