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[global times reporter meng yuan] according to a report by taiwan's china times news on september 4, the keelung city police department in taiwan took action on september 3 and arrested 52 gamblers at an illegal mahjong casino on yier road in keelung. after checking their identities, it was discovered that there were 10 taiwanese military personnel among the gamblers, including 9 navy soldiers and 1 army soldier, with the highest rank being a navy lieutenant colonel. it is understood that these 9 navy soldiers belonged to different fleets and were all serving on the ship. they went ashore to gamble while on vacation at keelung port. the taiwan military has now intervened in the investigation.

china times reported that 9 of the 10 soldiers at the scene were from the magong and suao fleets. although they occasionally docked in keelung for missions, why were they so familiar with the keelung casino? it is not ruled out that a friend was the one who made the connection. due to the special circumstances of the case, it attracted the attention of the military. it is said that the person in charge of the casino is a retired policeman, and the police are currently conducting an in-depth investigation.

the report said that this seemingly legal mahjong parlor was seized by the police last year for operating gambling. recently, the keelung city police received intelligence again and reported to the prosecutor to form a special task force. after about a month of ambush and collecting relevant evidence, they applied to the keelung district court for a search warrant (a written document signed by the issuing officer when the court conducts a search, recording the place or body to be searched) and were approved. on september 3, they disguised themselves as gamblers to search for evidence, and when the time was right, they revealed their identities and seized the suspected mahjong casino in one fell swoop.

according to reports, 13 sets of mahjong, 52 rulers, 13 moving boards, 6 batches of score cards, 9 sets of playing cards, nt$111,200 in cash and other evidence were seized at the scene. the relevant evidence is still under investigation.

previously, there had been incidents of soldiers gambling in the barracks dormitories of the taiwan military. on august 7, taiwan's "ettoday news" reported that four soldiers of the taiwan army were caught gambling in the barracks dormitories. when they were investigated, the four argued that they were "doing magic tricks." the judge ruled that the four were guilty of gambling and fined each of them nt$9,000.