Police arrested five Chinese and one Taiwanese nationals from a Cox’s Bazar hotel on Thursday night over their alleged involvement in online gambling and fraud, recovering 1,938 iPhones and dozens of laptops.
They were detained during a raid at Hotel Sea Palace in Cox’s Bazar town, Additional Superintendent of Police Md Ahidur Rahman said today.
He said the raid was conducted based on information provided by Dhaka Metropolitan Police following a complaint filed with Ramu Police Station.
A case has been filed against the detainees over allegations of online fraud and cybercrime, the police officer said. The case also mentions 250-300 Chinese and Taiwanese nationals as unidentified accused.
The arrestees are Taiwanese national Wei Ching Wen and Chinese nationals Xu Yangfan, Yan Changsheng, Xu Hajyang, Wu Jianxiong and Zhang Zheming.
According to the police complaint, around 250-300 Chinese…
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