Chinese national hiding in South Africa extradited to China for R120m fraud
A 63-year-old Chinese National will be extradited to China on Friday in connection with defrauding the Chinese government of R120 million.
South African Police Services (SAPS) said Fujia Chen was handed over to a Chinese delegation by Interpol.
Police said Chen allegedly defrauded the Chinese government out of R120 million for an unregistered foreign currency exchange operation.
He fled to South Africa in 2021 after his accomplices were arrested in China.
“He was hiding in South Africa up until he attempted to apply for a US visa,” said national police spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe.
Mathe said that following his visa application, Chen was arrested and has been in custody for the past six months.
“An extradition order was granted on January 20, 2026.
“He is on a flight back to China, where he will stand trial for crimes committed,” said Mathe.
In a recent meeting with the Chinese delegation led by acting Deputy National Commissioner for Crime Detection, Lieutenant General Khosi Senthumule, it was revealed that the police are going to arrest 18 more Chinese fugitives who are in SA.
Eleven of these alleged criminals have been placed on Interpol’s red notice.
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