482 suspects seized in transnational telecom fraud Suspects involved in major transnational telecom fraud are escorted to get off the plan...

482 suspects seized in transnational telecom fraud

Suspects involved in major transnational telecom fraud are escorted to get off the plane after arriving in Beijing, capital of China, May 24, 2012. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

BEIJING, May 24 (Xinhua) -- A total of 482 people suspected of being involved in a major transnational telecom scam were seized by law enforcement officers from the Chinese mainland and Taiwan on Wednesday with the help of police in six foreign countries.

Of the suspects, 177 are from the Chinese mainland and 286 from Taiwan, the Ministry of Public Security said Thursday. The other 19 suspects are from Thailand and Myanmar.

One hundred and twenty-six Chinese suspects were escorted from Thailand and Malaysia to Beijing on Thursday, the ministry said.

The group was busted on Wednesday with the help of law enforcement agencies in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia, Sri Lanka and Fiji, the ministry said.