“snaking”/ undercover police operations “放蛇”

“snaking”/ undercover police operation
繁/简：”放蛇”

Uber自2014年來港後，三年來多次成為警方打擊目標，上周二更被警方「放蛇」將22名Uber司機一網成擒。

屢遭警方打擊　Uber呼籲乘客留言力撐（2017年5月31日）。頭條日報，取自
http://hd.stheadline.com/news/realtime/hk/916434/

Twenty-two Uber drivers were arrested on suspicion of driving without a hire car permit and third-party insurance in a three-week undercover police operation that ended with a series of raids across Hong Kong on Tuesday.

Lo, C., and Yau, C. (2017, May 23). 22 Uber drivers arrested in undercover Hong Kong police operation. South China Morning Post. Retrieved from
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2095336/21-uber-drivers-arrested-hong-kong-undercover-police

Very often, the work concerned, particularly the collection of information, has to be carried out by means of “snaking” operation.

Official Record of Proceedings. (2012, July 16). Legislative Council, HKSAR, p. 20177. Retrieved from
http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr11-12/english/counmtg/hansard/cm0716-translate-e.pdf