Taiwanese-led fraud operation busted in TurkeyGLOBALLY INVOLVED: Prosecutors in Taichung are reviewing evidence seized in the raid, in which 27 Taiwanese were detained, an official saidBy Jonathan Chin / Staff writer, with CNATurkish authorities on Friday detained 27 Taiwanese in a raid on an alleged human trafficking and Internet fraud ring, multiple Turkish media outlets reported. State-run TRT Haber TV reported that the raid in the port city of Bodrum was carried out by local authorities assisted by a Taiwanese law enforcement agency. A Turkish national flag is pictured on a passenger ferry in Istanbul, Turkey, on Aug. 16. Photo: BloombergMost of the suspects are Taiwanese, the news site said, adding that they were allegedly involved in international criminal operations. Taichung District Prosecutors’ Office Deputy Chief Prosecutor Cho Chun-chung (卓俊忠) yesterday said that his office and the National Police Agency have been working with Turkish law enforcement officials on the case.

Source: Taipei Times November 27, 2021 17:06 UTC