Suspects detained in police raids on illegal fundraisers

Guangdong police have detained 210 suspects after busting an illegal fundraising company in a special operation, a senior police officer said on Tuesday.

Officers raided three secret dens at a cooking oil company that was investigated for raising funds illegally by promising high interest rates, said Huang Shouying.

Huang, director of the Economic Crime Investigation Bureau at the Guangdong Public Security Department, was speaking at a news conference in Guangzhou, the provincial capital.