Beijing police announced on Tuesday that a month of a campaign against illegal activities including prostitution in rentals has snared hundreds and punished rental owners.
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The "clean community" campaign started in early April. A total of 144,400 rental houses have been checked and 401 law breakers, including 39 engaged in prostitution, detained, a statement by Beijing's Public Security Bureau reads.
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According to the statement, Beijing police also found 16 pieces of combustible articles or explosives and 265 controlled knives in the campaign.
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It says that 108 rental owners have been punished, noting rental owners should report tenants suspected of committing crimes to the police. Otherwise, the owners will be punished.
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In 2013, Beijing police received more than 1,000 reports of prostitution in rentals, accounting for 25.2% of such cases in the city. The prostitution in rentals hampers greatly the safety and stability in the community, the statement reads.