Authorities recovered 300,000 yuan in Bitcoin, 80,000 yuan in cash, and 200 grams of gold; Eight suspects are in custody
Odaily News reported that the Wuhan Hongshan District Public Security Office has busted a money laundering operation related to a group of phone scammers in Northern Myanmar. Police arrested a suspect named Su Mou and seized 80,000 yuan in cash, 200 grams of gold and Bitcoin worth nearly 300,000 yuan. A large number of mobile phone cards were also found during the investigation.
Su Mou allegedly helped fraudulent overseas companies withdraw millions of dollars in cash over the past three months. Currently, she and eight other suspects are under criminal detention by Hong Son police and further investigation is underway.
Su Mou, a 33-year-old woman from Quanzhou, Fujian, was lured to Myanmar in March 2021 with the promise of a high-paying customer service job. However, she lost her personal freedom and became part of a money laundering operation for telecommunications fraud corporations. In April, she returned to China to continue her money laundering activities independently until she was arrested.
