Meter cheaters arrested
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April 2, 2010, Friday
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TWELVE people have been arrested in several parts of China for making and selling devices that can reduce electricity meter readings, police announced yesterday.
The police of Changchun City, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province, have uncovered a ring of 10 suspected of selling the sophisticated device after receiving reports from the city's power supply company in July 2009, said a municipal police spokesman.
Five devices were found in Changchun at the home of a man surnamed Li, the alleged ring leader, the spokesman added.
Another 89 devices were found in Tianjin Municipa不lity at the home of a man surnamed Wang, from whom Li bought the devices, he said.
Wang confessed having sold the devices via the Internet to customers in 22 provinces and regions across China, the spokesman added.
Police were then led to the illegal manufacturer of the devices in Xuzhou City of east China's Jiangsu Province.
The factory, where 200 devices were found, was closed down with its owner, surnamed Yang, apprehended in August 2009, he added.
The police of Changchun City, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province, have uncovered a ring of 10 suspected of selling the sophisticated device after receiving reports from the city's power supply company in July 2009, said a municipal police spokesman.
Five devices were found in Changchun at the home of a man surnamed Li, the alleged ring leader, the spokesman added.
Another 89 devices were found in Tianjin Municipa不lity at the home of a man surnamed Wang, from whom Li bought the devices, he said.
Wang confessed having sold the devices via the Internet to customers in 22 provinces and regions across China, the spokesman added.
Police were then led to the illegal manufacturer of the devices in Xuzhou City of east China's Jiangsu Province.
The factory, where 200 devices were found, was closed down with its owner, surnamed Yang, apprehended in August 2009, he added.
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