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Self-Proclaimed Shaolin Master Arrested as Gang Leader
Authorities in central China’s Henan province have arrested a criminal gang led by a man who claims to have trained Shaolin monks, according to an official statement released Tuesday.

Luoyang City police say they arrested 16 suspects in Yanshi, another city, earlier that day for their alleged involvement in a range of illegal activities, including blackmail and extortion. Among those taken into custody is the gang’s leader, who police identified as Shi Yongxu.

Shi claimed to have once trained Shaolin monks and even declared himself to be the heir apparent to the abbacy of the renowned Songshan Shaolin Temple, according to domestic outlet The Beijing News. However, a temple staff member has denied Shi’s claims, insisting that he only worked as a clerk at the temple’s souvenir shop.

The same staff member also told The Beijing News that Shi had left his job at the store 20 years earlier, and that the other suspects had never been associated with the temple. (Image: Weibo)

The official statement:
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近期，洛阳市公安局牵头侦办偃师市以释永旭为首的涉黑恶犯罪团伙，抓获团伙成员16名。现定于2019年8 月1日上午9时30分，在偃师市召开释永旭涉黑恶犯罪团伙主要成员公开指认现场揭发检举动员大会，届时将在 大口镇大街（镇政府南100米）设主会场，并押解犯罪嫌疑人进行公开指认犯罪现场活动，请广大群众前往参加 。

举报电话：13592059700 高警官

15838836110 李警官

偃师市公安局

2019年7月30日
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Public notice

Recently, the Luoyang Municipal Public Security Bureau took the lead in investigating the black criminal gangs headed by Shi Yongxu, and arrested 16 members of the gang. It is scheduled to be held at 9:30 am on August 1, 2019, and the main members of Shi Yongxu’s black criminal gang will be openly identified in Yanshi City to publicly identify the on-site prosecution mobilization meeting, which will be held in Dakou Town Street (100 meters south of the town government). The main venue is set up, and the suspects are escorted to publicly identify the crime scene activities, and the masses are invited to participate.

Reporting number: 13592059700 High police officer

15838836110 Officer Li

Yanshi City Public Security Bureau

July 30, 2019

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