Police arrested five Chinese and one Taiwanese nationals from a Cox’s Bazar hotel on Thursday night over their alleged involvement in online gambling and fraud, recovering 1,938 iPhones and dozens of laptops.

They were detained during a raid at Hotel Sea Palace in Cox’s Bazar town, Additional Superintendent of Police Md Ahidur Rahman said today.
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He said the raid was conducted based on information provided by Dhaka Metropolitan Police following a complaint filed with Ramu Police Station.

A case has been filed against the detainees over allegations of online fraud and cybercrime, the police officer said. The case also mentions 250-300 Chinese and Taiwanese nationals as unidentified accused.

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