Refer China: Over 40K telecom fraud in Myanmar approved for arrest

On January 30, 2024, scammers from leading telecom fraud syndicates in northern Myanmar were handed over to Chinese custody, marking a significant step in China's ongoing campaign against cross-border fraud.

As of November 2024, over 40,000 individuals involved in telecom fraud in northern Myanmar had been repatriated and approved for arrest, according to the Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP). The SPP has been actively leading a special campaign to crack down on telecom fraud linked to northern Myanmar, coordinating and overseeing related cases across 28 provinces in China.

Du Xueyi, an SPP official, revealed that as of November, local procuratorial organs had approved the arrest of over 40,000 repatriated individuals linked to telecom fraud and prosecuted over 29,000 people. The campaign also targeted the Ming family in northern Myanmar, with the Wenzhou People's Procuratorate in Zhejiang Province filing charges against 39 members of the family's "mafia" and associated criminal groups in December. These groups had been operating in Myanmar's Kokang Self-Administered Zone, using armed forces to conduct telecom network fraud and other crimes targeting Chinese citizens.

From January to November 2024, procuratorial organs across China prosecuted over 67,000 people for crimes related to telecom and online fraud, a 58.5 percent increase from the previous year, said Du.

In addition to the crackdown on fraud, the National Immigration Administration collaborated with multiple government agencies in 2024 to investigate and address over 35,000 cases of crimes disrupting national border management. Over 79,000 criminal suspects were arrested, and 906 criminal gangs were dismantled, significantly reducing security threats and reinforcing national border stability and immigration control.

Editor: CH