Cross-border anti-fraud work successful

Chinese police want to strengthen cooperation with their counterparts in Southeast Asian and African countries on cross-border telefraud after recently busting 11 Chinese syndicates located in Laos.

The police escorted 191 suspects back from Laos to Henan province on two chartered airplanes on Friday. They were linked to more than 800 fraud cases in various provinces and regions across China that involved more than 60 million yuan ($8.9 million), according to the Ministry of Public Security.

The crackdown was a joint action by Chinese and Lao police.