"During the operation, 346 foreign nationals currently under scrutiny were arrested, the daily reported. Nearly 10,000 mobile phones used in online gambling operations were also seized. It said the Yatai firm of Chinese-Cambodian alleged racketeer She Zhijiang was the entity involved in running the Shwe Kokko area. She was arrested in Thailand in 2022 and extradited last week to China, where he faces allegations of involvement in online gambling and fraud operations."
"Myanmar's military government has long been accused of turning a blind eye but has trumpeted a crackdown since February after being lobbied by key military backer China, experts say. Additional raids beginning last month were part of a propaganda effort, according to some monitors, choreographed to vent pressure from Beijing without badly denting profits that enrich the military government's militia allies."
Myanmar's military raided the Shwe Kokko gambling and fraud hub on the Thai border, arresting 346 foreign nationals and seizing nearly 10,000 mobile phones used in online gambling operations. The operation named the Yatai firm linked to Chinese-Cambodian alleged racketeer She Zhijiang, who was arrested in Thailand in 2022 and extradited to China to face allegations related to online gambling and fraud; Yatai faced prior UK and US sanctions. Border regions linking Thailand, Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia have become centres of online fraud since the COVID-19 pandemic, generating billions via trafficking and coercion of hundreds of thousands of people. The military blames armed opposition groups for sheltering scam centres and has promoted raids after regaining territorial control, while some monitors say recent operations aim to appease China without fully disrupting networks that enrich militia allies amid the post-2021 coup civil war.
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