29 arrested in Shan State for online gambling, scams

 

THE government is actively cracking down on telecom fraud and online gambling in addition to destructive elements by co­operating with international or­ganizations.

 

Moreover, the officers in respective regions and states uncover and take action decisive­ly against online gambling and scams including other destruc­tive actions and the combined team comprising of security force members investigate the cases strictly.

 

The security forces raided the house in San Seng Ward A, Tachilek Township in Shan State (East) rented by Wel San from Thailand, and arrested 16 offend­ers — 11 men and five women including online gambling in charge Min Kyaw and interpret­er and accountant Yi Yi Phyo, together with 61 laptops, 329 flat desktops, 90 system CPUs, 90 assorted mobile phones, two unregistered vehicles and other gambling materials, on 13 Feb­ruary.

 

The combined team also in­vestigated and arrested seven Thai nationals, one Myanmar man and five women, totalling 13, in the same ward on the same evening, together with 50 computers, 300 assorted mobile phones, four packs containing one kilogramme each of fresh kratom leaves, 10 bottles con­taining one litre of boiled speci­ose and 30 bottles of cough syrup.

 

Therefore, on 12 and 13 Feb­ruary, seven Thai nationals, 12 Myanmar men and 10 women, totalling 29, were arrested in San Seng Ward A, Tachilek Township, together with 440 computers, 90 system CPUs, 390 assorted mo­bile phones, two unregistered vehicles, four packs containing one kilogramme each of kratom leaves (wet), 10 bottles contain­ing one litre of boiled kratom leave and 30 bottles of cough syrup.

 

According to the confes­sion, the Thai nationals entered Tachilek in Myanmar for the visit and job prospects via Friendship Bridge I, and the online scam and gambling operators contacted them. Therefore, they committed such scams and gambling.

 

Security measures are be­ing conducted to arrest online game owner Thai national Wel San and his wife Yan Kyuu, resid­ing in Chiang Mai as quickly as possible. Systematic prosecution will be made against the offend­ers under the law. — MNA/KTZH