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21 wanted Chinese scammers caught in Lao Cai

Police in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai on August 24 arrested 21 people wanted by Chinese police for asset misappropriation fraud.
21 wanted Chinese scammers caught in Lao Cai ảnh 1The arrested Chinese nationals (Photo: VNA)

Lao Cai (VNA) – Police in the northernmountainous province of Lao Cai on August 24 arrested 21 people wanted byChinese police for asset misappropriation fraud.

Close to 100 police officers had been deployed for a raid at3:30pm the same day targeting the warehouse area of Longrich company in Lao Caicity’s Kim Thanh trading site.
 
As a result, 21 Chinese nationals, including 17 males andfour females, who had illegally entered the city, were detected with links toan online fraud ring. 

Among them, there is a person with both Vietnamese and Chinesenationals who arranged the place for the group to hide and was the only onegoing out daily to buy food for the gang.

At the scene, competent agencies found and confiscatednearly 300 electronic devices, including tablets, cellphones, and laptops,among others.

21 wanted Chinese scammers caught in Lao Cai ảnh 2Electronic devices confiscated at scene (Photo: VNA)

The case is under further investigation./.  
VNA
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