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China arrests 52 Singaporeans in Guangxi pyramid scheme crackdown

From South China Morning Post · () English

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News Official statement Under investigation
  • China arrested and detained 52 Singaporeans in Guangxi during an operation targeting suspected pyramid scheme activities and related offences.
  • Singapore’s Foreign Affairs Ministry and police said Chinese authorities were still investigating the cases.
  • The arrests were disclosed in a joint statement by Singaporean authorities.

Fifty-two Singaporeans have been arrested and detained in China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in a crackdown on suspected pyramid scheme activities and related offences.

Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Singapore Police Force disclosed the arrests in a joint statement on Friday. They said Chinese authorities were continuing to investigate the cases.

The operation puts dozens of Singaporeans at the center of an investigation into suspected illegal business activities in Guangxi. Singaporean authorities provided no further details in the available account.

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