Police vow to crack down on telecom fraud

Ministry emphasizes intl cooperation to dismantle highly organized groups

Chinese police will maintain harsh response to telecommunications fraud, and keep up international law enforcement cooperation to dismantle fraud dens abroad and hunt down major fugitives, said Zhang Ming, spokeswoman of the Ministry of Public Security.

Zhang, who made the remarks at a news conference on Friday, said the situation of telecommunications fraud "remains serious and complicated".

The offenses are usually carried out by highly organized groups, some of which place their lower-level members under false imprisonment through violence, Zhang said.