The police in Shandong, China, have cracked a cross-province online extortion case involving 268 incidents related to virtual currency money laundering and more

The police in Dezhou, Shandong, China, have cracked a cross-provincial online extortion case. The criminal gang impersonated environmental inspection personnel and journalists, using drones to film breeding farms and release negative videos, inducing farmers to pay for post deletion.

The gang collected funds through payment codes and third-party payment platforms, which then settled with money laundering groups using virtual currency. The police stated that the gang committed 268 crimes in 22 cities across 5 provinces, including Shandong, Henan, Hebei, Jiangsu, and Anhui, within two months, involving an amount of over 800,000 yuan. A total of 23 people have been arrested, and assets worth over 2 million yuan have been sealed, seized, or frozen.