Ministry of Public Security: National "Card Broken" operation launched the first round of centralized network collection and seized more than 65,000 phone cards and bank cards

  China News Service, Beijing, October 21 (Reporter Zhang Ziyang) A reporter learned from the Ministry of Public Security on the 21st that at 15:00 on the 20th, under the command of the Office of the State Council’s Inter-Ministerial Joint Conference on Combating New Types of Telecommunication Network Crimes, the nationwide "card break" operation In the first round of centralized network collection operations, public security organs in 29 provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities including Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Hunan, and Guangxi simultaneously carried out centralized arrests of criminal suspects, and severely cracked down on illegally issuing and selling phone cards and bank cards.

As of 20:00 on the 20th, more than 4,600 suspects involved in the "two card" illegal crimes were arrested, and more than 65,000 phone cards and bank cards were seized. The centralized network collection operation has achieved initial results.

  At present, the national telecommunications network fraud crime situation is severe and complicated. The illegal opening and selling of phone cards and bank cards is an important source of the continued high incidence of such crimes, and the harm is very serious.

In order to severely crack down on illegal and criminal activities involving the "two cards" and resolutely curb the high incidence of telecommunications network fraud crimes, on October 10, the Inter-ministerial Joint Conference of the State Council decided to carry out a "discontinued card" operation nationwide.

Since the launch of the operation, all localities and departments have attached great importance to it, organized meticulously, and quickly set off an upsurge of crackdown and rectification.

Starting with card issuers and card collecting and selling gangs, we will target personnel who have long been engaged in the acquisition and sales of the "two cards", directly link up with overseas fraud gangs, and mail the "two cards" to overseas logistics companies and transfer stations, etc., and conduct comprehensive tracking Tracing the source and tackling major cases.

Focusing on the survival soil of crimes involving the "two cards", listing and remediation of key areas, cut off the opening channels, and comprehensively carry out source control.

Further improve the disciplinary measures, strictly implement the system and regulations, and conduct joint punishments on 15,000 untrustworthy persons, forming a strong deterrent.

Among them, the Hunan and Guangxi public security agencies, in accordance with the unified deployment of the Ministry of Public Security, have successively eliminated three criminal gangs that directly provided "two cards" to overseas fraud dens, and expanded the research and judgment of more than 6,000 clues across the country, involving 29 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities across the country.

The Joint Office of the State Council attaches great importance to deploying in-depth analysis, research and judgment in various localities to carry out investigations and strikes on the ground.

After a lot of careful and meticulous work, and on the basis of preliminary information about criminals, the Joint Office of the State Council deployed various localities to carry out centralized network collection operations, arresting more than 4600 suspects involved in "two card" violations and seizing a total of 6.5 phone cards and bank cards. More than ten thousand pieces.

  Relevant persons in charge of the Joint Office of the State Council stated that all localities and departments will maintain a high-pressure and strict crackdown on illegal and criminal activities involving the sale of telephone cards and bank cards, and will focus on the goals and tasks to fully organize and advance the crime chain of the "two cards" involved. Carry out a full-scale special crackdown, focus on the survival soil of the "two cards" involved in the case, fully implement source control, closely focus on the implementation of disciplinary measures for the starters of the "two cards" involved in the case, and promote the continuous and in-depth development of the "broken card" action to effectively protect the people The lawful rights and interests and overall social security are stable. (Finish)