双语新闻：国际刑警突袭世界杯赌博，数千人被捕

Thousands Arrested in World Cup Gambling Swoop

国际刑警突袭世界杯赌博，数千人被捕

Interpol says more than 5,000 people across Asia have been arrested in a crackdown on illegal gambling during the World Cup.

国际刑警组织说，亚洲地区有5000多人在一次打击世界杯比赛期间非法赌博的行动中被捕。

The Paris-based police organization said Friday that almost $10 million was seized during the raids on nearly 800 gambling dens in China, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. Sites in Hong Kong and Macau also were raided.

总部位于巴黎的国际刑警组织星期五说，他们在对中国、马来西亚、新加坡和泰国的将近800个地下赌场的突击搜查中查获近1000万美元。香港和澳门的地下赌场也受到突击检查。

Police targeted betting shops with links to organized crime. Interpol said the raided shops had handled bets totaling more than $150 million.

警方以那些同有组织犯罪有联系的赌场为目标。国际刑警组织说，被检查的商铺收受了1亿5000万美元以上的赌资。

The crackdown took place between June 11 and July 11 to coincide with the World Cup competition, which captured the attention of millions of sports fans around the world.

这次打击行动发生在6月11号到7月11号之间，与世界杯赛同步进行，这次比赛吸引了全世界千百万体育爱好者的关注。

Interpol said illegal football (soccer) gambling is linked with corruption, money-laundering and prostitution. It said the operation should have an impact on all of those activities.

国际刑警组织说，非法足球赌博与贪污、洗钱以及卖淫都有关联。它说，这次行动应该会对前述这些活动产生影响。