Hong Kong and six other Asian jurisdictions, including Singapore and Thailand, have intercepted more than HK$157 million (US$20 million) and made more than 1,800 arrests in the first joint crackdown on online scams using a cross-border direct communication platform for law enforcement.
Ernest Wong Chun-yu, chief superintendent of Hong Kong police’s commercial crime bureau, announced on Tuesday that seven law enforcement agencies across East and Southeast Asia conducted a joint operation between…
