Cousin of President Xi Jinping on private jet searched by police on the Gold Coast.
Documents released to
NBR under the Official Information Act suggest SkyCity’s Auckland casino was the destination for two Chinese high rollers whose private jet was searched by Australian police in a money-laundering investigation.
One of the men, Tom Zhou, also known as Zhou Jiu Ming, is a junket operator who organised gambling trips for wealthy Chinese on behalf of ASX-listed casino company Crown Resorts.
The other, Ming Chai, is a cousin of the president of China, Xi Jinping.
Their presence on the aircraft was revealed by Australia’s