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Myanmar police arrest 83 Thais in border hotel scam raid
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Myanmar police arrested 83 Thai nationals during a raid on a hotel in Tachileik, a town in Myanmar near the Chiang Rai border, after discovering an alleged online scam operation operating from the building.
Key facts
- Myanmar police arrested 83 Thai nationals during a raid on a hotel in Tachileik, a town in Myanmar near the Chiang Rai border, after discovering an alleged online scam operation operating from the building.
- The suspects, comprising 42 men and 41 women, were detained following the raid on October 31, according to Myanmar local news outlet Tachileik Like Online News.
- However, intensified crackdowns by Chinese and Myanmar officials during 2024 and 2025 prompted some of these groups to relocate.
- In response to scam operations along the border, the Thai government began restricting supplies of fuel, electricity and internet services to several locations in Myanmar in early 2025, including Tachileik.
Summary
The suspects, comprising 42 men and 41 women, were detained following the raid on October 31, according to Myanmar local news outlet Tachileik Like Online News.
Police raided the hotel in San Sai, Tachileik, approximately 300 metres from the Sai River separating Myanmar from Thailand’s Mae Sai district, after receiving information that an unauthorised online office was operating inside.