Police escort 150 telecommunications fraud suspects to Chongqing

Police on Aug 28 escorted 150 telecommunications fraud suspects back to Chongqing on two chartered flights.

The suspects were allegedly involved in over 100 cases in 28 Chinese provinces and cities worth nearly 100 million yuan ($14.29 million), according to the Chongqing Public Security Bureau.

Thanks to joint efforts with Cambodian police, Chongqing police by June had successfully cracked down a global telecommunication fraud group in Cambodia and escorted 73 suspects back to Chongqing .

A total of 223 telecommunications fraud suspects have this year been escorted from Cambodia back to Chongqing.