As per a news agency, Sri Lankan police have arrested more than 230 Chinese men accused of targeting international banks in online scams. It is revealed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka Vijitha Herath. The nabbing was made possible with help from security officials sent by Beijing.
Herath said police raids over the past week had also seized 250 computers and 500 mobile phones used in the alleged scams, with investigations into how much had been stolen still underway.
“The gangs targeted in the raids have mainly targeted foreign banks and financial institutions,” Herath said.
China’s embassy in Colombo said they had sent a “working group” of security officials to carry out “special operations” with Sri Lankan police.
“A large number of criminal suspects were arrested,” the embassy said in a statement, adding that “repatriation and other work” are ongoing.
The biggest raid was when police arrested 126 Chinese men, as well as two from Vietnam and one each from Thailand and the Philippines.
Sri Lanka has a strong telecommunication infrastructure and was the first in the South Asia to unroll a 5G network, in April 2019, three years before the country’s financial meltdown.
The embassy statement said China’s crackdown on cybercriminals at home may have pushed some to seek criminal opportunities abroad.
“China stands ready to further strengthen law enforcement cooperation with Sri Lanka,” the statement said.
In June, police arrested another 200 suspects, mainly Indians, who were also accused of operating online financial scams.
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