Seventh suspect arrested in food voucher misuse probe
Police investigating allegations of misuse of food vouchers issued to asylum seekers said on Saturday they had arrested a seventh person. Officers picked up the 68-year-old woman at the West Kowloon high-speed rail station on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud. She was held in custody.  On Wednesday, six others were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud, and handling stolen goods. Police earlier alleged that a syndicate bought stored value cards for non-refoulement claimants at 60 percent of their value. They then used the cards to buy various items such as rice, peanut oil and soft drinks, before reselling them to pharmacies for profit. The force has not ruled out the possibility of further arrests.