China News Service, Beijing, March 1 (Reporter Guo Chaokai) The reporter learned from the Ministry of Public Security of China on March 1 that since the beginning of this year, the Ministry of Public Security has continued to strengthen international police law enforcement cooperation with Myanmar law enforcement agencies and dispatched a working group to cooperate with the Myanmar police. The joint operation successfully captured 497 telecommunications network fraud suspects in the Tachileik region of Myanmar.

On February 21, the Myanmar police handed over all the above-mentioned criminal suspects to China.

On February 21, 2024, the Myanmar police handed over 497 telecommunications network fraud suspects to China.

(Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Public Security of China)

  This is another major result of the police law enforcement cooperation between the Chinese and Myanmar police, and it is also the first time that the two sides have successfully carried out a joint crackdown in the Tachileik region of Myanmar.

  In response to the current severe situation of Chinese telecommunications network fraud crimes in northern Myanmar, since 2023, the Ministry of Public Security and Myanmar law enforcement departments have continued to strengthen international police cooperation, deployed and directed the Yunnan public security organs and relevant local law enforcement departments in Myanmar to continue to deepen border police law enforcement cooperation, and continue Notified the fraud dens and personnel clues, and with the strong support of the Chinese Embassy in Myanmar, jointly carried out a series of crackdowns with the Myanmar police and achieved fruitful results.

So far, 46,000 suspects involved in China Telecom network fraud have been handed over to China, and a large number of fraud dens have been successfully eradicated.

  During the Spring Festival this year, on the basis of mastering relevant criminal facts and evidence, the Ministry of Public Security sent a working group to cooperate with the Myanmar police and successfully arrested 497 telecommunications network fraud suspects (including 46 fugitives) in the Tachileik area, and seized a large number of Tools for committing crimes further expanded the results of the crackdown.

At present, the Ministry of Public Security has deployed public security agencies in Hubei, Sichuan and other places to escort criminal suspects back from Yunnan in an orderly manner and fully carry out case investigation work.

On February 21, 2024, the Myanmar police handed over 497 telecommunications network fraud suspects to China.

(Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Public Security of China)

  The relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Public Security stated that this is the first batch of telecommunications network fraud suspects handed over to China by the Myanmar police this year. The public security organs will continue to deepen police law enforcement cooperation with relevant countries and regions, continue to carry out effective joint crackdown operations, and resolutely curb The high incidence of cross-border telecommunications network fraud crimes requires effective protection of people's lives and property.

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