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Military
Myanmar
raided online fraud headquarters (
online scam
) on the Myanmar-Thailand border and arrested more than 300 people.
In a report by state media The Global New Light of Myanmar, the Myanmar junta raided a gambling and fraud headquarters in Shwe Kokko on Tuesday (18/11) and arrested around 346 foreign nationals (WNA) there.
“In this operation, 346 foreign nationals were arrested and are currently being monitored,” the junta media reported, as quoted by AFP, Wednesday (19/11).
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“Nearly 10,000 cellphones used in online gambling operations were also confiscated,” continued The Global New Light of Myanmar.
Since a military coup triggered civil war in 2021, Myanmar’s border areas have become fertile ground for fraud and gambling centers.Many reports state that this base is run by thousands of foreigners who were sold from abroad.
Chinese citizens are the biggest perpetrators and victims of fraud in this scheme.
The junta on Wednesday blamed armed opposition groups for allowing online scam bases to mushroom across the border.The junta claimed to have taken action after seizing control of the region.
The Global New Light of Myanmar stated that the Yatai company owned by alleged extortionist of Chinese-Cambodian descent, She Zhijiang, was an “entity involved” in the operations of the Shwe Kokko area.
She Zhijiang was arrested in 2022 in Thailand and extradited to China last week to stand trial on charges of involvement in online gambling and online fraud.
She and her company have currently been sanctioned by the United Kingdom and the United States.
This junta clean-up action was also carried out last October at the online scam headquarters KK Park.More than 600 buildings are claimed to have been destroyed during the operation.
The junta’s raids began to be massive in February.Around 7,000 suspected fraudsters have been repatriated to their respective countries.
Along with that, Thailand has also blocked cross-border internet access to inhibit fraud and gambling operations.
According to a UN report, the total loss to fraud victims in Southeast and East Asia has reached US$37 billion or around IDR 618 trillion in 2023.
(blq/dna)
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