Myanmar rebels have vowed to destroy fraud and online gambling dens in the country.
Myanmar rebels have vowed to destroy fraud and online gambling dens in the country.
They surrounded Lao Cai and handed over the mafia members responsible to the Chinese police.
The notorious Ming dynasty mafia family ran this operation that exploited human trafficking.
As Myanmar insurgents worked to overthrow what they saw as a dictatorial government, they targeted mafia-run online gambling and fraud centers along the way.
Myanmar insurgents in the Asian country's north have seized the Sangbang town of Laojin on the border with China, destroying casinos run by influential Chinese mafia members and handing over captives to their own authorities, local media reported.
Eliminate telecommunications fraud, fraud dens and their protective umbrellas nationwide"
The group laid siege to the city before eventually surrendering. According to a statement from the rebels, this is part of an offensive they launched last month "aimed at eliminating telecom fraud, fraud dens and their protective umbrellas across the country, including along the China-Myanmar border".
The two criminals handed over to the Chinese police included Ming Guoping and Ming Zhenzhen, two members of a notorious mafia family who completely controlled the local police, carried out human trafficking, recruited new workers for their businesses, and even allowed armed guards to shoot at fugitives.
Another similar casino complex in Myanmar is called "Hell Garden". KK Garden, located in Shwe Kokko, was a center for organized crime and racketeering, forcing prisoners to work. Often, people are held in these centers as victims of "pig-killing scams," in which an organization first lures non-nationals into a foreign country by gaining their trust online.
