800 Chinese nationals were arrested and hundreds of computers and SIM phones confiscated during a Mongolian criminal investigation.

The detention took place during a raid by the Ulaanbaatar capital police on four sites on October 29 after two months of investigating, Gerel Dorjpalam, head of the Mongolian General Intelligence Department, said during a press conference. October 30.

Gerel Dorjpalam did not provide specific details about the offenses, but accused the group of involvement in illegal gambling, fraud, computer hacking, personal information theft and money laundering.

All 800 Chinese nationals detained arrived in Mongolia on a 30-day tourist visa. The Chinese embassy in Ulaanbaatar said the country would cooperate with the Mongolian police to investigate.

"The Mongolian police agency has taken the necessary measures in this case and is in the process of investigating. China and Mongolia will be open to law enforcement and security cooperation," said the Chinese Embassy. Quốc says.

On 11/10, more than 500 foreign workers, including more than 440 Chinese, were arrested in Manila, Philippines on charges of fraud. 324 other Chinese nationals were also arrested in the Philippines in late September on suspicion of illegal online gambling activities and participating in cyberattacks.

Mongolia welcomed 480,000 foreign tourists in the first nine months of this year, with nearly a third coming from China.