Myanmar Rebels Wage War on Online Gambling Operations

Myanmar Rebels Wage War on Online Gambling Operations

Time Stamp: November 24, 2023 7:46 AM

As rebels in Myanmar work to overthrow their country’s government that they deem dictatorial, they have taken aim at mafia-run online gambling and scamming centers along the way.

As reported by local media sources, Myanmar rebels in the north of the Asian country overran the Shan State town of Laukkaing on the border of China. They took down a number of casinos run by influential Chinese mafia members in the process, handing over captives to the authorities of their home nation.

to eradicate telecommunications fraud, fraud dens and their protective umbrellas across the country”

The group laid siege to the city before it ultimately surrendered. According to a statement of the rebels, this formed part of their offensive launched last month “to eradicate telecommunications fraud, fraud dens and their protective umbrellas across the country, including the China-Myanmar border areas.”

Two of the offenders handed over to Chinese police include Ming Guoping and Ming Zhenzhen, two cogs of an infamous mafia family who secured full control over the local police. They ran a human trafficking operation to acquire new workers for their enterprise, even allowing armed guards to open fire on escapees.

Another similar casino complex in Myanmar is labeled the “Garden of Hell.” Situated in Shwe Kokko, KK Garden is a hub for organized crime and scamming operations, which forces prisoners to work. Often, people are held captive in these centers as victims of “pig butchering scams,” in which a group lures non-nationals into foreign countries by first gaining their trust online.

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