Category: Crime
China Calls on Southeast Asia to Crack Down on Online Gambling, Scam, and Telecom Fraud
In a pointed appeal to Southeast Asian nations, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged governments in the region on Thursday to intensify their efforts against online gambling and telecom fraud, issues he said are harming citizens across borders. Wang’s remarks ...
Online Scam and Trafficking Lead to Mass Cancellations from Chinese Tour Groups to Thailand
As the Chinese New Year approaches, what should have been a bustling season for Thai hotels and airlines is taking a sharp turn. Tour groups from China are canceling their bookings en masse, and independent travelers are hesitating to finalize plans. The reason? Safety concerns from ...
It’s Bonfire Season
The announcement of the ICC arrest warrants for Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant, as well as the Hamas leader Mohammed Deif, for “the war crime of starvation as a method of warfare; and the crimes against humanity of murder, persecution, and other ...
Chinese Companies Engage in Massive “Forest Looting” in the DR Congo
Two Chinese logging companies are now the largest timber harvesters in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with concessions sized at more than 3 million hectares. The firms, Wan Peng and Booming Green, are engaged in industrial-scale logging to export raw ...
Sri Lanka Arrests Over 230 Chinese in Cybercrime Raids
Sri Lankan police have arrested over 230 Chinese men accused of targeting international banks in online scams, the foreign minister said on Tuesday, with help from security officials sent by Beijing. Vijitha Herath said police raids over the past week had ...
Philippines Arrests Alleged Chinese Scam Farm Chain Boss
A Chinese man accused of running an extensive network of scam farms across the Philippines has been arrested, authorities in Manila said Friday. Lin Xunhan was detained in Binan City, south of Manila, late Thursday amid a government crackdown on online ...
Indonesia Arrests Man Wanted for Alleged $14.1 Billion China Fraud
Indonesian authorities said on Thursday they had detained a man wanted in China over allegations he helped defraud tens of thousands of people out of about $14 billion. The man, who had been wanted by China since 2020, was detained on ...
U.S. Slaps Sanctions on Suspected Drug Cartel Money Launderers in China, Mexico
The U.S. Treasury Department on Monday imposed sanctions against three people in Mexico and China it accused of laundering money for the Sinaloa drug cartel. The sanctions targeted a Mexico-based man named Diego Acosta Ovalle, whom the Treasury accused of "hiding ...
Chinese ‘Underground Bankers’ Launder Sinaloa Drug Money: U.S.
The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday accused Chinese "underground bankers" of helping Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel launder more than $50 million in drug trafficking proceeds. An indictment unsealed in California charged 24 defendants with conspiracy to distribute cocaine and methamphetamine and money ...
Viral Video of Two Chinese Nationals Brutally Subduing Local Senegalese Employee Sparks Arrests
Police in Senegal arrested two Chinese nationals after a video of them assaulting a local employee went viral and sparked widespread outrage across the West African country. The worker was a trucker for a Chinese-owned cement company. When the windshield on his ...
Rogue Angolan Police Allegedly Extorted Money From Suspected Chinese Bitcoin Miners
Nearly two dozen Angolan police officers raided a suspected Chinese bitcoin mining operation outside of Luanda on Tuesday, violently forcing their way past security guards to enter the premises. Once inside, the police were confronted by the Chinese factory managers who ...
The Long Arm of Chinese Law Enforcement in Southeast Asia
Two China Eastern planes chartered by the Ministry of Public Security arrived in Wuhan from Cambodia on Sunday carrying the last batch of 680 telecom fraud suspects apprehended in a joint Sino-Cambodian police operation earlier this month. Soon after they disembarked, ...