The Taichung police seized more than 3.39 million yuan in cash from the residence of the suspect surnamed Zhang who was fraudulent online.

(Photo by reporter Zhang Ruizhen)

[Reporter Zhang Ruizhen/Taichung Report] Taichung City Police Department’s Criminal Police Brigade and other units announced today (3rd) the performance of the “Anti-crime, anti-fraud and anti-drug project” and arrested 13 gang members including the Tiandaomeng Justice Society, which organized the fraud group. They are still violently collecting debts The group stronghold seized the rare Nepalese "National Knife" (Gurkha Knife). In addition, 7 fraudulent computer rooms and 43 fraudulent syndicates were seized, and 368 people were arrested. However, the most profitable non-violent debt collection group or Fraud, but an Internet fraud by a man surnamed Zhang. He launders an average of 2.5 million yuan per month, and the total amount may exceed 25 million yuan. There are more than 3.39 million yuan in cash at home.

The above-mentioned man surnamed Zhang (35 years old) lives in Beitun District, Taichung City. It is known that since May last year, he has published similar "one-page" advertisements on social platforms such as Facebook and IG, auctioning bags, home appliances, fitness For goods such as equipment, after the victim remits money, he either does not send the goods, or sends indiscriminately low-value items to refill, and then takes the money remitted by the victim from the electronic payment platform to buy virtual currency for money laundering. The police last month (February) On the 20th, Zhang Nan's residence was searched and more than 3.39 million yuan in cash was seized. The Taichung District Prosecutor's Office applied to the Taichung District Court for permission to detain him.

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According to the survey, Mr. Zhang laundered an average of 2.5 million yuan per month. As of last month, the total amount exceeded 25 million yuan. One of the victims bought fitness equipment worth nearly 10,000 yuan, but received a low-priced electric fan.

As for the anti-criminal part, the anti-criminal task force of the Zhongshi Police Department (the fourth investigation team of the Criminal Police Brigade) seized a man surnamed Chen, a member of the Justice Society of the Tiandao League, and set up 7 fraudulent computer rooms in the Guishan and Yangmei areas of Taoyuan. The public cheated, and the police arrested 15 people (13 gang members). However, the prosecution ruled to release them on bail.

The Second Branch of Zhongshi Police Station detected a violent debt collection group led by men surnamed Lin and Zhang. "Knife", this knife was famous for being used by the heroine in the movie of Evil Castle. ".

The second sub-bureau also seized the "book collector group" downstream of the fraudulent group. Five people, including a man surnamed Xu, went to supermarkets to collect the defrauded passbook, ATM card and ID for a package worth 500 yuan. After the package was handed over to the fraudulent group for use, a total of 15 packages were received in January this year.

In terms of anti-narcotics, officers from the Sixth Branch of the Zhongshi Police Station seized 841 packets of second-level drug coffee, one large packet of third-level drug ketamine (gross weight 987 grams), and more than 930,000 yuan in stolen money in front of a certain KTV; In a parking lot in this city, the First Sub-bureau seized a man surnamed Chen suspected of possessing 309 bags of drug coffee (gross weight 1377 grams) and 139 grams of ketamine.

The Zhongshi Police Department demonstrated the performance of the "Anti-crime, anti-fraud and anti-drug project", chaired by Deputy Director Deng Xuexin (left).

(Photo by reporter Zhang Ruizhen)

The police also seized a rare Nepalese "National Knife", also known as the Gurkha Knife, in strongholds of violent debt collection syndicates.

(Photo by reporter Zhang Ruizhen)