Alleged Scam Kingpin Sought by US Is Arrested, Sent to China (3)

Chen Zhi, the alleged kingpin of an international scam syndicate who faces charges in the US, has been arrested in Cambodia and deported to China for investigations.

Chen was one of three Chinese nationals detained and extradited to China following several months of joint cooperation between Cambodian and Chinese law enforcement authorities, Cambodia’s Minister of Information Neth Pheaktra said Wednesday in response to a query from Bloomberg News.

The arrest followed heightened international pressure on Chen after US and UK authorities imposed sanctions on the 38‑year‑old over his alleged role in building a network of scam compounds in Cambodia that ...