New Delhi, April 2 -- A businessman with alleged links to a multi-billion dollar online scam operation has been extradited from Cambodia to China, according to state agencies.

Li Xiong, a Chinese-Cambodian citizen who is a former chairman of the Huione Group, was arrested in Cambodia by a joint task force following an investigation over several months, according to the Interior Ministry.

Li is suspected of involvement in offenses including operating gambling dens, fraud, unlawful business operations and concealing and disguising the proceeds of crime, China's state news agency Xinhua reported, citing Beijing's Ministry of Public Security.

He is believed to be a high-ranking member of a criminal syndicate led by Chen Zhi, the founder of...