Telecom fraud suspects prosecuted

Thirty-nine members of major criminal gangs based in northern Myanmar were prosecuted on Monday by a procuratorate in East China's Zhejiang province for telecom fraud and other crimes targeting Chinese citizens.

The case filed with the Wenzhou Intermediate People's Court has charged the suspects with fraud, intentional homicide, intentional injury, unlawful detention, casino operation, drug trafficking and prostitution, according to the Wenzhou procuratorate.

The criminal gangs, operating in northern Myanmar's Kokang region, which borders China's Yunnan province, are accused of using arms and coercion to carry out the crimes, including large-scale telecom fraud and internet scams targeting Chinese citizens.