BANGKOK — Thirty nine foreigners have escaped from an online scam center in Myanmar across the border to Thailand, where officials are working to identify potential trafficking victims, police told AFP on Monday.
Scam compounds have flourished in Myanmar 's borderlands and are staffed by foreigners who are often trafficked and forced to work, swindling their compatriots in an industry analysts said is worth billions.The group from Sri Lanka, Nepal, Malaysia and Russia crossed into Thailand's Tak province, according to the police chief in the city of Mae Sot.
general view of Myanmar's Myawaddy town is seen from across the Thai side in Mae Sot district on April 11, 2024. AFP PhotoThey had fled from Myawaddy just across the border, Colonel Pittayakorn Petcharat told AFP.Myawaddy is controlled by a military-aligned militia and is a hotbed of drug production and online scam outfits, according to observers.
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