China: Lao police hand over 494 fraud suspects to China.

Lao police have repatriated 494 fraud suspects to China, as the two countries continue to strengthen cooperation in cracking down on cross-border telecom fraud, China's Ministry of Public Security said on Friday. Law enforcement in Laos seized the suspects during a special crackdown launched in response to a number of scammers and scam centers relocating to the country this year, due to intensified operations against telecom fraud in neighboring Cambodia. A ministry official said Chinese police will step up cooperation with relevant countries to combat cross-border telecom fraud, including dismantling scam dens and apprehending their sponsors, as well as repatriating fraud suspects. Public security organs in Sichuan and Chongqing have been ordered to receive the suspects and carry out relevant work in accordance with the law. Shotlist: Mohan Township, Mengla County, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, southwest China - Recent: 1. Various of telecom fraud suspects on ground, being cuffed; 2. Various of Mohan Port; 3. Chinese, Lao police signing document; 4. Various of suspects being transfered. [Restrictions: No access Chinese mainland]