Taiwan charges 10 over alleged laundering ring linked to Macau casinos

Enforcement actions have led to the seizure of NT$230.95m (US$7.2m) from accounts.

Taiwan.- Police in Taiwan say they have dismantled a cross-border money laundering ring which used credit cards at Macau casinos to hide illegal gambling proceeds. The Yunlin District Prosecutors Office says the network made cash or bank transfers via nominee accounts to agents in Taiwan.

With high account balances, the agents were able to secure high credit limits. They reportedly visited Macau casinos, used credit cards to buy chips, pretended to gamble and cashed out remaining funds.

Last year after Taiwan’s Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) detected unusual transactions across several bank accounts. It says NT$278.3bn (US$8.66bn) in laundered fund was processed by the network, with NT$33.1bn (US$1.03bn) of that amount transferred to Taiwan.

Since November 2025, Taiwan police have conducted four joint operations in Taipei, New Taipei and Taichung in connection with the case. These have led to the seizure of NT$230.95m (US$7.2m) from accounts and about NT$2.62m (US$82,192) in cash, credit cards mobile phones and money counting machines.

Over 20 people have were arrested, and 10 have been formally charged under Article 19(1) and Article 20(1) and (3) of the Money Laundering Prevention Act, and Article 268 of the Criminal Code for providing gambling venues for profit.

The Prosecutors Office said it will step up collaboration with police and other agencies to improve detection and prosecution of cross-border crimes, especially money laundering and related financial offences.

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Enforcement actions have led to the seizure of NT$230.95m (US$7.2m) from accounts. Taiwan.- Police in Taiwan say they have dismantled a cross-border money laundering ring which used credit cards at Macau casinos to hide illegal gambling proceeds. The Yunlin District Prosecutors Office says the network made cash or bank transfers via nominee accounts to agents…