Taipei prosecutors have indicted a senior police officer and 25 others following an investigation into illegal baccarat operations that allegedly generated billions of New Taiwan dollars in gambling proceeds.
Yang, a senior officer currently serving at the Beitou Precinct, is accused of protecting gambling businesses while previously heading the security division at the Wanhua Precinct between August 2024 and May 2025.
The investigation centered on gambling operations linked to businessman Lee Kuan-lung, who had controlled the Fuxing electronic gaming businesses since 2018. Prosecutors allege the group used legitimate gaming venues to conceal illegal gambling activities, including live-streamed baccarat and physical casino operations.
One operation at the Shizilin Building in Wanhua allegedly generated more than NT$2.24bn in illegal proceeds between January and September 2025. Another baccarat venue in Songshan recorded more than NT$230m in winnings from June through September.
Yang allegedly approached a police colleague twice in late 2024 seeking advance information about investigations involving Fuxing. During the second approach, prosecutors say he offered NT$30,000 in cash in exchange for information. The officer refused both requests.
Investigators also identified NT$650,000 in transfers to Yang between 2021 and 2023 from accounts connected to another police officer with links to Lee. Prosecutors said Yang separately made 90 ATM cash deposits totaling approximately NT$3.98m between September 2021 and April 2025 that were inconsistent with his declared income.
Yang denied wrongdoing, attributing the transfers to loan repayments and the cash deposits to motorcycle business investments.
Prosecutors indicted Yang on corruption, unexplained wealth and gambling protection charges and requested a heavier sentence. Eighteen gambling operators and employees and seven players were also indicted, while six other players received deferred prosecution.
A separate Songshan baccarat operation allegedly won more than NT$230m in four months
