Latest group of telecom fraud suspects returned to China from Myanmar

A group of 109 suspects involved in telecom fraud operated from northern Myanmar and equipment used in the crimes were handed over to Chinese police on Saturday, as the transnational crackdown on such cases continued.

To curb telecom fraud in northern Myanmar on the border with China, the Ministry of Public Security has deployed public security officers in Yunnan province to strengthen border law enforcement cooperation with neighboring countries.

In recent years, the crackdown on telecom fraud has increased and criminal gangs that were previously hidden in other Southeast Asian countries have shifted their operations to northern Myanmar, mainly in areas adjacent to cities in Yunnan, the ministry said.