Indonesia arrests 85 Chinese nationals in phone scam

Police stand guard over evidence confiscated from the Chinese fraud suspects during a press conference at the police headquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia on Nov 26, 2019. Indonesian authorities arrested at least 85 Chinese nationals for allegedly members of a cross-border telephone and Internet fraud ring, police said. — AP

JAKARTA, Indonesia: Indonesian police said on Nov 26 they have arrested 85 Chinese citizens for involvement in a cross-border telephone and Internet fraud ring after receiving a tip from Chinese police.

The suspects, including 11 women, were paraded at a police news conference in the capital, Jakarta, a day after being arrested.