On July 9, the Navy Fee introduced by the media managed by the Navy Fee that it had arrested greater than 50,000 Chinese language residents for working a web-based cash laundering enterprise referred to as “Tiger Ban” and deported them again to China.
Normal Zaw Min Tun, performing spokesman for the army council, mentioned they’d cooperated with China to fight the unfold of tigers and arrested and repatriated greater than 50,000 Chinese language residents.
“As quickly because the Myanmar authorities found the issue of tiger overpopulation, it actively joined forces with China to suppress it. It took motion not solely within the Kokang space, but additionally in different border areas. As of yesterday (July 8), we have been capable of deliver the Mingbo space, Lao Cai space 51,851 Chinese language residents, 1,143 Vietnamese residents and 640 Thai residents recognized and arrested in , Tachileik Area, Muse Area and Myawati Shwekokkol KK Park Area have been transferred to their respective international locations.
Main Normal Zaw Min Tun additionally mentioned that the army fee was not conscious of the web scams going down in border areas, together with the Lao Kai space, as a result of they have been hidden in secret places.
He mentioned that these scams are led by criminals who’ve fled from China, and many of the victims of the scams are Chinese language residents, so most Myanmar persons are unaware of this.
On June 28 final 12 months, the Navy Fee introduced on July 1 that 295 Chinese language residents have been arrested in Tachilek City on suspicion of unlawful on-line playing.
China’s Particular Consultant on Myanmar Deng Shikun met with Normal Min Aung Hlaing, Chairman of Myanmar’s Navy Council, to debate border safety points between the 2 international locations. The Central Navy Fee media introduced on April 1 that it could talk about combating on-line cash laundering teams and border commerce points.
China’s Ministry of Public Safety mentioned almost fifty thousand (49,000) Chinese language residents concerned in on-line fraud arrested because the finish of 2023 have been handed over to China.
