Thailand extradites gambling kingpin She Zhijiang to China

She Zhijiang, an alleged transnational crime kingpin accused by Beijing of having run illegal online gambling operations, beings escorted by police at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Thailand's Samut Prakarn province ahead of being extradited to China on Nov. 12, 2025. - AP

BANGKOK: Wanted gambling kingpin She Zhijiang is being extradited to China from Bangkok on Wednesday (Nov 12), Thai police said, after a Thai court earlier this week upheld an order that followed a legal battle lasting more than three years.

She Zhijiang, 43, a Chinese national who also holds a Cambodian passport, was arrested by Thai police in August 2022 on an international warrant and an Interpol red notice requested by Beijing, which accused him of running illegal online gambling operations.