Chinese authorities have detained a key suspect in human trafficking cases linked to online scam networks in Myanmar.

The suspect was wanted in connection with the high-profile kidnapping of the Chinese actor Wang Xing earlier this month.

A key suspect wanted in connection with human trafficking and telecoms fraud cases - including that of Chinese actor Wang Xing - has been arrested and sent to China, Beijing's Ministry of Public Security said in a statement posted on its website on Sunday.

BEIJING: Chinese police have successfully apprehended and brought back a major criminal suspect involved in a high-profile case, in which a Chinese actor was deceived and illegally detained on the Thailand-Myanmar border.

A video of Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has been shared in Chinese-language social media posts that claim it shows Paetongtarn saying she is ready to rescue Chinese citizens from Myanmar if Beijing gives the order.

The abduction of a young Chinese actor, who was trafficked from Thailand to Myanmar, prompted an unusually powerful public-pressure campaign and official actions.

The abduction and cross-border rescue had all the makings of the kind of action script struggling Chinese actor Wang Xing had hoped to land – only not as a reality star.

A jailed gambling tycoon fighting extradition to China received "inhumane treatment" in a Thai prison after saying he was a Chinese spy, his lawyers have told Interpol, saying they fear for his life.

Chinese authorities have detained a suspect in human trafficking cases linked to online scam networks near Myanmar and Thailand. Detained suspect Yan's case follows Chinese actor Wang Xing's disappearance,

BEIJING, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- Chinese and Thai police have arrested 12 suspects in connection with a human trafficking case involving a Chinese actor surnamed Wang, who was deceived into a scam and subsequently trapped on the Thailand-Myanmar border, China's Ministry of Public Security said on Friday.