Over 8,200 detained as China launches year-long crackdown on organised crime
One day2 outlets reported this in 2 reports over 1 day
All 2 reports on Tue, 11 August 2026
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Chinese policeMinistry of Public SecurityChinaChen WenqingMinistry Of Public SecurityPolice In HenanLegal Affairs CommissionHenan, Henan, ChinaShandong, Jiangsu, ChinaChinese
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How it spread - 2 original reports
Tue, 11 August 2026
2 reports- scmp.com10:00first to report
The campaign targets ‘covert’ crimes that have spread online, from ‘soft violence’ to sexual extortion.
- South China Morning Post10:00
Chinese police have dismantled more than 1,000 gangs and detained about 8,200 suspects, just 10 days after the country’s top security official announced a year-long campaign against organised crime. The Ministry of Public Security said on Monday that the crackdown focused on crimes that had evolved into “more covert” forms and spread rapidly online. “New types of crimes such as online predatory lending, soft-violence debt collection … coerced consumption and online harassment have become...