China has intensified its crackdown on organized crime, repatriating 240 gambling and fraud suspects from Cambodia, with 500 more expected to be returned.
China has intensified its crackdown on Chinese organized crime in Southeast Asia, repatriating 240 arrested gambling and fraud suspects from Cambodia. Chinese state media reported that over 500 more are expected to be returned.
This is the second batch of Chinese nationals to be deported from Cambodia by chartered plane, following the repatriation of over 680 individuals in April.
To combat cross-border online gambling and fraud, China has collaborated with neighboring countries like Cambodia, Myanmar, and the Philippines to apprehend Chinese suspects and bring them back to China.
This latest deportation comes a week after China and Myanmar dismantled large telecom fraud centers in northern Myanmar, leading to the arrest of over 53,000 Chinese nationals since last year.
In September, China and Cambodia strengthened their cooperation against gambling and fraud, signing agreements to enhance law enforcement collaboration and combat Chinese organized crime.
Cambodia banned online gambling in 2019, particularly targeting Chinese-run operations in Sihanoukville. Gambling is likewise banned in China.
Chinese state television, CCTV, stated that public security authorities will continue to deepen law enforcement cooperation with other countries and regions, dismantle gambling and fraud dens involving Chinese nationals, and curb the high incidence of such crimes.
China's decade-long "Operation Fox Hunt" to fight corruption and economic crimes has led to the repatriation of thousands of suspects and the recovery of billions of dollars in assets.
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