The syndicate swindled US$4.34mil from 139 women across the four locations. 39 people were arrested, and three dozen other suspects were also nabbed for trying to launder the proceeds of the crime. — SCMP
Police from Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia and Singapore mounted a joint operation and busted a transnational syndicate that swindled 139 women out of HK$34mil or US$4.34mil (RM18.10mil) in online romance scams, local police said on Nov 28.
The three-day transnational police operation, code-named “Soarblaze”, led to the arrests of 39 people, including three core figures of the racket. Thirteen of the syndicate members were caught in Hong Kong.
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