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Chinese police order arrest of alleged Myanmar crime family over vast telecoms fraud operation
- Warrants issued for Kokang politician and his three adult children accused of targeting Chinese nationals
- Rewards of up to US$68,400 offered for information leading to an arrest
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Mandy Zuoin Shanghai
Police in China have issued arrest warrants for four people in northern Myanmar accused of spearheading major telecoms fraud operations targeting Chinese nationals.
The Wenzhou Public Security Bureau in China’s eastern Zhejiang province issued the warrants on Sunday for Ming Xuechang – a politician in Myanmar’s Kokang region – and his three adult children.
The four are wanted for allegedly operating scams that target Chinese citizens and involve a huge amount of money.
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Ming Xuechang, 69, is a former member of Myanmar’s Shan State legislature and a former member of the Kokang Leadership Committee.
One of his sons, Ming Guoping, a militia squadron leader in Kokang, is also wanted along with Ming Xuechang’s daughters 42-year-old Ming Julan and 27-year-old Ming Zhenzhen, both from Lincang in Yunnan province.
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The authorities are offering rewards of up to 500,000 yuan (US$68,400) in each of the cases for information leading to an arrest.
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