Immigration and Police officers have arrested 39 Mainlanders in an anti-illegal employment crackdown yesterday and today.

They raided several blackspots for parallel goods trading, including the Advanced Technology Centre and the vicinity of Po Shek Wu Road.

Twenty-two male and 17 female Mainlanders, aged between 21 and 58, were arrested for breaching their conditions of stay by being involved in parallel goods trading. All have been detained for questioning.

Officers seized cartons of baby products, daily necessities, and cosmetics during the operation.

From September to December 26, more than 400 Mainlanders and eight Hong Kong residents have been arrested for parallel goods trading.

Seventy-seven Mainlanders have been prosecuted for breaching their conditions of stay, and 69 have been jailed for up to two months. More than 330 people have been repatriated.