Myanmar Junta Hails Scam Center ‘Crackdown’

Myanmar’s regime said it detained 81 people and five security guards during a three-day crackdown on online gambling and scam businesses in Mongyai Township, northern Shan State.

On Wednesday, the junta said a firefight broke out with armed guards during a raid on an online scam center in the southeast of the township. It said two guards were killed and five others detained.

The regime said eight Chinese nationals and seven people from Myanmar were detained in relation to online scams and around 180 mobile phones, 25 laptops and two StarLink internet devices were seized.