THE Myanmar government emphasizes the elimination process of online scams and gambling, which harm the international community as well as the entire world, as a national duty. To ensure that such activities gain no foothold within the country, the government is actively conducting suppression operations in coordination not only with domestic forces but also with the governments of neighbouring countries.
In doing so, the combined team serving security duties in Tachilek Township, Shan State (East), raided a building named “International Hotel”, located on Mekong 2 Street, Mekong 2 Ward, Tachilek, which had not obtained a hotel licence, following information that illegal online scams and online gambling activities were being conducted there. During the raid, authorities arrested individuals involved in online scams and gambling operations, including 289 male and eight female Chinese nationals, totalling 297 individuals, 31 male and seven female Malaysians, totalling 28, 46 male and 11 female Vietnamese, totalling 57, and one female Filipino, totalling 393 foreign nationals, together with 174 computers, 70 CPUs, nine Starlink receivers, 233 mobile phones and other materials.
The seized equipment related to telecom fraud and online gambling activities will be handled in accordance with established procedures, and the arrestees will be transferred to their respective countries through legal inspection on humanitarian grounds and bilateral relationships. — MNA/KTZH
