China rounds up 77 members of Fiji online gambling ring

Seventy-seven alleged members of an online gambling group in Fiji were flown back to China over the weekend, according to media reports.

Chinese state media outlet Xinhua reported that the arrested people were involved in more than 50 cases, targeting victims in mainland China. The group, which had been operating from China, Indonesia and Fiji, pocketed close to $900,000 from their scheme, according to reports.

The report stated that a team of Chinese police, sent to Fiji last July 2, arrested the group last July 18 in a series of raids that saw five dens destroyed. Authorities also confiscated mobile phones, computers, bank cards and other equipment.

There was no mention if there was a formal extradition process for the arrested people.