Taipei police have arrested seven Taiwanese nationals for illegally selling their passports to Chinese criminals recruiting online. The gang would then modify the passports for use in criminal activities abroad.
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00:00Police in Taipei have arrested seven Taiwanese nationals for selling their passports to Chinese
00:06buyers.
00:07The suspects allegedly sold their passports to a Chinese criminal organization that recruits
00:12Taiwanese sellers online.
00:14The passports would then be modified and used by Chinese nationals for illegal activities.
00:20A man's passport can reportedly fetch US$6,000 and a woman's up to US$7,000.
00:27Women's prostitution and other crimes are more profitable.
00:32The criminal organization might say,
00:35you'll make a lot of money in the future,
00:37prostitution will make a lot of money,
00:38so I'll sell it to you.