"She Zhijiang, an alleged transnational crime kingpin accused by Beijing of having run more than 200 illegal online gambling operations, is being extradited to China from Bangkok on Wednesday, Thai police have said. The Chinese national is perhaps the most prominent figure among Asia's alleged cybercrime operators to be arrested, and has been linked to regional scam networks by the US."
"She will be extradited to China to stand trial for operating illegal casinos and gambling websites, as well as using Myanmar as a base for these illegal operations and to launder money, a Thai police statement said on Wednesday. Responding to the extradition, his lawyer Sanya Eadjongdee called the process unusual, but did not elaborate. He said She continued to deny any wrongdoing."
She Zhijiang, 43, a Chinese national who also holds a Cambodian passport, was arrested in Bangkok in August 2022 on an international warrant and an Interpol red notice requested by Beijing. Thai criminal courts ordered and later upheld his extradition after appeals. Chinese authorities accuse him of running more than 200 illegal online gambling operations, operating casinos and gambling websites, using Myanmar as a base for illegal operations, and laundering money. At the time of his arrest he headed a gambling empire that included the $15bn Shwe Kokko complex. US Treasury sanctions tied Shwe Kokko to regional scam and trafficking networks, and border areas in the region have become hubs for online fraud and large-scale human trafficking since the Covid-19 pandemic.
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