She Zhijiang, a Chinese national accused of orchestrating a sprawling illegal gambling and cyberscam network across Southeast Asia, has been extradited to China, marking the end of a prolonged legal battle. Detained in Thailand since 2022 following an Interpol request from China, She was accused of running illicit online gambling operations. A Thai court recently upheld the extradition decision, and he was escorted to a Bangkok airport on Wednesday by security officials. His extradition coincides with a historic state visit by Thailand’s king to Beijing, signaling strengthened bilateral ties. She’s case highlights the growing crackdown on transnational crime networks in the region. She is one of the most prominent figures linked to cyberscam hubs in Southeast Asia, which have ensnared thousands of Chinese nationals. His most infamous project, Shwe Kokko City in Myanmar, near the Thai border, has been marketed as a luxury resort but is allegedly a hub for fraud, money laundering, and human trafficking. Despite She’s claims that his company, Yatai, does not condone scams, investigations reveal that Shwe Kokko remains a haven for illegal activities. Born in 1982 in a poor village in China’s Hunan province, She dropped out of school at 14 and later ventured into online gambling, which is illegal in China. He expanded his operations across Southeast Asia, acquiring Cambodian and Myanmar citizenship. The UN estimates that hundreds of thousands of people, many of them Chinese nationals, are trapped in scam centers in the region, lured by fake job offers and forced into fraudulent activities. China has intensified its efforts to dismantle these networks, recently sentencing several members of Chinese organized crime families to death.