Alleged Chinese Scam Kingpin Extradited From Thailand: Police

Chinese businessman She Zhijiang (C) is escorted by Royal Thai Police out of the Suvarnabhumi Airport Police Station in Bangkok on November 12, 2025, before being extradited to China. Photo by CHANAKARN LAOSARAKHAM / AFP

An alleged Chinese racketeer linked to a hugely lucrative scam hub in Myanmar was extradited from Thailand to China on Wednesday, a police official in Bangkok told AFP.

She Zhijiang had been in Thai custody since 2022 after spending more than a decade on the run from Chinese authorities, accused of ties to the Myanmar gambling and fraud hub Shwe Kokko.

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