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92 suspects detained for loan scheme

Police detained a total of 92 suspects from a major criminal gang involved in an unlawful loan scheme, which is worth more than 1.8 billion yuan ($264.7 million), in Zhenjiang late last month. Police started an investigation in early June when a woman, surnamed Liu, filed a report and an operation was launched on June 27. Earlier this year, Liu applied for a loan of 1,850 yuan from an online platform. A day after the date on which Liu's loan payment was due, she and her family members received computer generated naked photo composites of Liu through text messages, and she later sought police help. Liu also received many harassing phone calls threatening to punish her if she did not repay her loan on time. After the investigation, police detained several members of a major gang that was using such unlawful tactics to threaten locals to repay their loans.