China News Service, Beijing, April 1 (Reporter Guo Chaokai) The reporter learned from the Ministry of Public Security on April 1 that recently, the Chinese police and the Myanmar police have carried out international police law enforcement cooperation and launched a joint crackdown in the Muse area in northern Myanmar for the first time, successfully 807 criminal suspects were arrested for committing cross-border telecommunications network fraud. Among them, 455 are Myanmar suspects and 352 are Chinese suspects.
According to the agreement between the two parties, all Chinese criminal suspects were handed over to us on March 31, and Myanmar criminal suspects were dealt with by Myanmar. This operation is another major result of the police law enforcement cooperation between the Chinese and Myanmar police, and demonstrates the firm determination and clear stance of the two countries in jointly combating cross-border telecommunications network fraud crimes.
Since last year, in response to the severe situation of telecommunications network fraud crimes involving China in northern Myanmar, the Ministry of Public Security has continued to deepen international police law enforcement cooperation with Myanmar law enforcement agencies and jointly launched a series of crackdowns. A total of 48,000 Chinese fraud suspects have been arrested. After being handed over to us, the situation of telecommunications and network fraud involving China in northern Myanmar has improved significantly. However, there are still some fraud groups in the Muse area of northern Myanmar who are lucky enough to commit crimes and even take part in armed fraud protection, which is of a vile nature and serious harm.
In order to resolutely crack down on the arrogance of telecommunications network fraud groups and completely eliminate fraud dens in the Muse area, the Ministry of Public Security and the Myanmar Police Headquarters held multiple rounds of talks and consultations, reached an agreement, and decided to launch a joint crackdown.
Recently, based on the fraud dens and relevant personnel clues provided by our public security organs, the Myanmar Police Headquarters sent personnel to the Muse area in northern Myanmar to organize and direct local law enforcement forces to carry out concentrated arrest operations and captured 352 Chinese fraud suspects, including There were 21 "financiers", organizational leaders and backbones behind the scenes, and 51 fugitive suspects. A large number of computers, mobile phones, fraud scripts and other crime tools were seized at the scene.
At present, all Chinese criminal suspects and evidence items involved in the case have been successfully handed over to us through the Ruili border port in Yunnan. The Ministry of Public Security has deployed public security agencies in Anhui, Jiangsu and other places to escort the criminal suspects back in an orderly manner and fully carry out case investigation work.
The relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Public Security said that telecommunications and network fraud crimes have become a global problem to combat and manage, and strengthening international police law enforcement cooperation is the general trend. The Chinese police will continue to deepen police law enforcement cooperation with relevant countries and regions, continue to carry out in-depth joint crackdown operations, resolutely eradicate fraud dens, arrest fraudsters in accordance with the law, resolutely curb the high incidence of cross-border telecommunications network fraud crimes, and effectively safeguard the lives of the people Property security. The public security organs warn telecom network fraudsters that overseas is not an illegal place. They must recognize the situation clearly, step back from the brink, return to the country as soon as possible, surrender, and strive for leniency. (over)