Around 250–300 Chinese and Taiwanese nationals linked to an alleged online financial fraud network went on the run after six foreign nationals were arrested in Cox’s Bazar, The Daily Star reported on 7 September 2026.
Police raided Hotel Falcon and Hotel Sea Palace in the Kolatoli area on the night of 3 September and detained five Chinese nationals and one Taiwanese national, the newspaper said. A case filed with Ramu Police Station alleged false investment offers and cloned or fake trading platforms. Four other named suspects were listed as absconding, alongside hundreds of unidentified accused.
The report said the group had been operating from hotels and resorts along Marine Drive for at least four months. After an earlier 25 August raid at Marina Beach Villa Resort in Himchhari — where many fled via the beach — police seized 1,938 iPhones and large quantities of computing equipment. A CTTC inspection later recommended forensic examination of the seized evidence, Daily Star reported.
Arrests remain allegations until a court decides.