So-called “porcelain bumper gangs” which fake traffic accidents to extort money from victims are plaguing highways of Southern China in the run-up to Lunar New Year. Photo: SCMP Composite.
‘Porcelain bumpers’: curse of ‘Somali highways’ hits Chinese streets as road-racketeers ramp up crime spree ahead of Lunar New Year
- Chinese police bust nine criminal gangs who targeted road users by creating fake traffic accidents then demanded victims pay compensation
- Crime has become so prevalent that the type of highway robbery involved has been compared to activities of Somali pirates off coast of Africa
So-called “porcelain bumper gangs” which fake traffic accidents to extort money from victims are plaguing highways of Southern China in the run-up to Lunar New Year. Photo: SCMP Composite.
