2 NY residents arrested for running covert Chinese police station and what about Australia

The FBI along with federal prosecutors and the DOJ announced Monday the arrest of two New York City residents who allegedly ran a covert Chinese government police station in Manhattan's Chinatown. Both suspects are of Chinese extraction but at this time, little is known about them.

Lu Jianwang and Chen Jinping have each been charged with conspiring to act as agents of China's government, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York.

Melbourne Australia's Chinese Spy Car

The Justice Department earlier described the announcement as a "significant national security matter."

No kidding, Sherlock.

The defendants were scheduled to appear in court Monday afternoon before a magistrate judge.

And while this was going on, a mysterious "Chinese" police car was spotted in Melbourne, Australia in the south-east, amid worries of "intimidation by Beijing" toward expatriots. [H/T Daily Mail]

It comes after reports of undercover Chinese police stations being set up in major cities across the world including London, Glasgow, and Toronto.

The car in this case, is a Victoria-registered 2015 Nissan Maxima and was decked out with Chinese police decals and text on the rear passenger door saying [in Chinese] "Special Police."

It should have instead said, "Secret Police."

Can I get a WTF!

This is a developing story so stay tuned and stay safe.

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