Telecom fraud suspects prosecuted

Thirty-nine members of major criminal gangs based in northern Myanmar were prosecuted on Monday by a procuratorate in East China's Zhejiang province for telecom fraud and other crimes targeting Chinese citizens. The criminal gangs, operating in northern Myanmar's Kokang region, which borders China's Yunnan province, are accused of using arms and coercion to carry out the crimes, including large-scale telecom fraud and internet scams targeting Chinese citizens. Wang said the family-run syndicate established several gambling and crime dens in Kokang since 2015, recruiting personnel to carry out telecom fraud among other criminal activities. Wang Zao, deputy head of Wenzhou's public security bureau, said the family-run syndicate used its power and influence accumulated over time, as well as hired guns, to maintain control.