China prosecutes 11,000 people repatriated from northern Myanmar over telecom fraud

FILE PHOTO: This handout from the Wenzhou Intermediate People's Court taken and released on September 29, 2025 shows members of the Ming family mafia organisation appearing in the Wenzhou Intermediate People's Court in China's eastern Zhejiang province, during their sentencing for crimes in relation to their involvement with scam compounds. China executed 11 people linked to Myanmar criminal gangs, including "key members" of telecom scam operations, state media reported on January 29, 2026, as Beijing toughens its response to the sprawling, transnational industry. - Wenzhou Intermediate People's Court/AFP

BEIJING: China prosecuted more than 11,000 repatriated individuals from northern Myanmar for telecom fraud during the first 11 months of last year, according to the Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) on Wednesday.

During the same period, procuratorial organs across China approved the arrest of more than 4,300 people suspected of involvement in such cases, dealing a powerful blow to cross-border telecom fraud activities, the SPP said.

Including those repatriated from northern Myanmar, a total of approximately 62,000 individuals were prosecuted in China for crimes related to telecom and online fraud in this period, the SPP added. - Xinhua