The Ministry of Public Security urged fugitive suspects from Chen Zhi's criminal gang to surrender themselves to the authorities.

PANews reported on January 15th that, according to CCTV News, Chen Zhi, the head of a major cross-border gambling and fraud crime syndicate, was recently extradited from Cambodia back to China. Chen Zhi's criminal syndicate is suspected of multiple crimes, including fraud, operating casinos, illegal business operations, and concealing criminal proceeds. The case is currently under investigation. To implement the principle of combining leniency with severity in criminal policy, punish gambling and fraud crimes according to law, and give fugitive suspects an opportunity to reform and seek lenient treatment, the following notice is hereby issued in accordance with relevant laws: From the date of this notice until February 15, 2026, suspects who voluntarily surrender to the public security organs and truthfully confess their crimes may be given a lighter or reduced punishment according to law. Those who threaten, retaliate against, or obstruct suspects intending to surrender will be held criminally liable according to law. The public security organs urge relevant suspects to recognize the situation, cherish the opportunity, and surrender themselves to the public security organs in their place of residence as soon as possible to seek lenient treatment. Those who refuse to surrender will be publicly wanted by the public security organs, and will be apprehended with all efforts and punished according to law.