Alleged Crime Boss Handed to China in Major Scam Crackdown

Cambodia has extradited the chairman of a major corporate group to China. The man is accused of leading a vast criminal network involved in scam operations. Chen Zhi, head of Cambodia's Prince Group, was arrested on January 6. He was sent to China along with two other individuals, according to a Cambodian government statement. The United States government has sanctioned Chen Zhi. It labels his Prince Group a "transnational criminal organization." The group is widely reported to control large-scale scam centers in Southeast Asia. These complexes often force thousands of people to conduct online fraud. This extradition marks a significant move in a regional crackdown. China has been pressuring Southeast Asian nations to dismantle these criminal networks, which frequently target Chinese citizens.