BEIJING, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- In an ongoing crackdown on telecom fraud originating from northern Myanmar and targeting Chinese citizens, 2,349 more suspects have been transferred from Myanmar to Chinese custody, the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) announced Monday.

This new success represents the largest number of suspects transferred since the crackdown campaign began.

The suspects, including 111 fugitives, were handed over on Oct. 14 in a recent border law-enforcement collaboration between public security authorities in the city of Pu'er, Yunnan Province, and relevant law-enforcement departments of Myanmar. Yunnan, in southwest China, shares a border with northern Myanmar.

So far, a total of 4,666 telecom fraud suspects in northern Myanmar have been delivered to the Chinese side, the MPS said, adding that since August, the country saw a 24-percent decrease in the number of cyber and wire fraud cases, and a 20.5-percent drop in the property losses incurred by such cases. Enditem

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