Overview
- SAPS Interpol handed over the 63-year-old at OR Tambo International Airport on Friday, placing him on a flight to China to stand trial.
- A South African court granted an extradition order on 20 January 2026 following his July 2025 arrest in Sandton.
- Police say he allegedly defrauded the Chinese government of about R120 million through an unregistered foreign-currency exchange scheme.
- His arrest followed a visa application at the United States embassy in Sandton that flagged an Interpol Red Notice circulated in July 2025.
- SAPS has formed a dedicated team to find 18 other Chinese fugitives believed to be in the country, 11 already on Red Notices, and reports 20 handovers to foreign states since April 2024.