The China Post
Date: December 16, 2016
By: Joseph Yeh
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Thirty-nine Taiwanese nationals were among around 300 fraud suspects arrested
An undated file photo provided by the Criminal Investigation Bureau shows Taiwanese fraud suspects as they are escorted by police in a Taiwan airport after being sent back by a foreign country.(Photo courtesy of the Criminal Investigation Bureau)
earlier this week in Spain, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said on Thursday.
According to a report released by The Associated Press on Wednesday, 200-plus telecommunication fraud suspects were arrested on Tuesday during separate raids in Madrid and the eastern cities of Barcelona and Alicante.
The fraud network, reportedly made up mainly of mainland Chinese with some Taiwanese, is accused of swindling 16 million euros (US$17 million) from Chinese victims.
Asked to comment, MOFA spokeswoman Eleanor Wang confirmed in Taipei that at least 39 of the suspects were Republic of China citizens.
That number is expected to rise as Taiwan’s representative office continues to go through the identities of suspects with local police authorities. [FULL STORY]
