Lao police hand over 164 people suspected of online fraud to China at Wattay International Airport

The Lao police handed over 164 suspected online fraud suspects to the Chinese police on Monday, 11 September 2023, at Wattay International Airport in Vientiane Capital. - Laotian Times

VIENTIANE (Laotian Times): The Lao Ministry of Public Security (MOPS) handed over 164 online fraud suspects to the Chinese police on Monday, 11 September, at Wattay International Airport in Vientiane Capital.

The 164 fraud suspects, including 13 women, were arrested in various locations across Laos. Of these alleged scammers, 77 were arrested in Vientiane Capital, 46 in the Gold Triangle Special Economic Zone in Bokeo Province, 22 in Vientiane Province, and 19 in Savannakhet Province.