All articles tagged with #cross border crime
Indonesian police in Jakarta arrested 321 foreigners tied to a large online gambling network operating across about 75 betting platforms; the suspects, including Vietnamese and Chinese nationals, worked in roles from customer service to finance, with many entering on short-term visas. Investigations continue to identify organizers and backers, and those charged could face up to nine years in prison and fines.
European police say they dismantled 24 labs and seized around 1,000 tonnes of chemicals used to make MDMA, amphetamine and meth in what Europol calls the largest-ever operation against synthetic drug production; the year-long crackdown across Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland and Spain led to 85+ arrests, with investigations tracing reagents to China and India and highlighting the environmental threat from toxic waste.
Myanmar has handed over more than 31,000 telecom fraud suspects to China since September, including financiers and ringleaders of crime syndicates. Chinese authorities have reported that over 100,000 people engage in telecom fraud each day in Myanmar, with at least 1,000 scam centers operating in the country. Chinese police have been cracking down on the fraud and recently launched "swift attacks" on crime gangs in Myanmar. With the surge in telecom scams targeting Chinese citizens, China has expressed readiness to work with Myanmar in tackling cross-border crime, including online gambling.
Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang visited the China-Myanmar border in Yunnan province and emphasized the need for cracking down on cross-border crime to maintain stability. He also warned against the spillover of violence from Myanmar, where fighting between the military and armed groups has intensified.