Taipei, Aug. 10 (CNA) A key suspect in a high-profile money laundering case was escorted by law enforcement officers back to Taiwan from Thailand on Thursday.
Kuo Che-min (郭哲敏), who was arrested in Thailand on July 27, was transferred into the custody of the New Taipei District Prosecutors Office shortly after being repatriated back on a China Airlines plane at 3:30 p.m.
Speaking to local press, Criminal Investigation Bureau Deputy Commissioner Chen Ming-chun (陳明君) said authorities suspected Kuo’s organization of fraud, money laundering and restriction of personal liberties.
Police took a total of 23 individuals into custody and seized cash and real estate properties in several raids conducted last year, Chen said.
Kuo absconded to Singapore last October and then began travelling between various Southeast Asian countries, holding both a Taiwanese and a Cambodian passport,…
