Chinese nationals, 21 in total, have been arrested for operating illegal online gambling and scam in Mongyai Township, Shan State (North), according to a statement released by the Information Team of the State Administration Council.
Acting on a tip-off that illegal online gambling and scam are being operated, security personnel conducted raids in the Mongha area in Mongyai Township, Shan State (North), on February 9 and arrested 21 Chinese nationals.
When the raids were conducted from February 5 to 9 in the area, the people who operated illegal online gambling and scam were arrested.
The arrests in the past five days include five people who were providing security to the scammers, 48 Chinese men and two women, 18 Vietnamese women and five Myanmar men and 29 Myanmar women, 102 in total, were arrested along with equipment used in online scam, the statement said.
Necessary investigations will be conducted against the arrested, and legal action will be taken against them. Looking forward to humanitarian consideration and friendship between countries, the foreign nationals will be handed over to their respective countries, the statement said.
