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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Thailand approves extradition of alleged cybercrime kingpin to China

She Zhijiang, an alleged transnational crime kingpin accused by Beijing of having run illegal online gambling operations, is escorted by police at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Thailand’s Samut Prakarn province ahead of being extradited to China, Wednesday, 12 November 2025 - (AP)

An appeals court in Thailand on Monday approved the extradition to China of She Zhijiang, an alleged transnational crime kingpin accused by Beijing of having run over 200 illegal online gambling operations.

The Chinese national is perhaps the most prominent figure among Asia’s alleged cybercrime operators to be arrested, though China has arrested and sentenced to death other major scam organisers.

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