Myanmar’s military regime says it has arrested 49 people, including 38 Chinese nationals, after raiding an online scam operation in southern Shan State, one of several recent crackdowns as cyberscam networks shift deeper into junta-controlled territory.
The raid took place on Monday evening at a scam compound near Nar Yine Ywar Thit, a village in Namsang Township, according to a statement released by the military on Wednesday.
Those arrested included 38 Chinese citizens and 11 Myanmar nationals. The military said it also seized two rifles, two pistols, mobile phones, computers, and other equipment allegedly used in online fraud operations.
The compound is located in an area primarily controlled by the Nar Yine militia, a pro-junta armed group operating under the military’s Eastern Central Command.
Military sources told local media that the Chinese nationals involved in the operation had been based at the site for around three. . .
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