Cambodia’s interior ministry said on Wednesday that Cambodian authorities arrested three Chinese nationals namely Chen Zhi, Xu Ji Liang, and Shao Ji Hui and extradited [them] to the People’s Republic of China.”
chen zhi, was indicted by the United States on fraud and money-laundering charges for running a multibillion-dollar online scam network from Cambodia.
United states prosecutors said that Chen allegedly directed operations of forced labour compounds across Cambodia, where trafficked workers were held in prison-like facilities surrounded by high walls and barbed wire.
However, Chinese authorities and the US justice department did not immediately comment on Chen’s arrest and extradition.
Chen faces up to 40 years in prison if convicted.