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Alleged gambling kingpin linked to scam centres extradited from Thailand to China

Chinese businessman She Zhijiang is escorted by Royal Thai police as he prepares to be extradited from Thailand to China
Chinese businessman She Zhijiang is escorted by Royal Thai police as he prepares to be extradited from Thailand to China. Photograph: Chanakarn Laosarakham/AFP/Getty Images

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.

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