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ABC News – Indians Rescued from Myanmar Cyberscam Center Return Home from Thailand

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MAE SOT, Thailand — India is repatriating its nationals who fled Myanmar to Thailand, escaping a notorious online scam center. The first group, involving approximately 270 out of 465 Indians, was repatriated via an Indian air force transport plane. The operation follows a mid-October raid by Myanmar’s military on the KK Park center, known for facilitating cross-border cybercrime and illegal gambling.

The remaining Indians are scheduled to leave Thailand next Monday. This repatriation effort is part of a broader crackdown on cybercrime activities in the region. In March, India successfully repatriated 549 of its nationals after a similar crackdown, highlighting ongoing concerns about the safety of individuals ensnared in such operations.

As countries intensify efforts to combat cybercrime, the focus on repatriating citizens involved in these scams underscores the severe implications of such illicit activities on international communities.

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Indians who fled a Myanmar cyberscam center are being flown home from Thailand

MAE SOT, Thailand — MAE SOT, Thailand (AP) — India is repatriating on Thursday the first batch of hundreds of its nationals who last month fled to Thailand from Myanmar, where most had been working at a notorious center for online scams.

The center, known as KK Park on the outskirts of the border city of Myawaddy and said to house a major cybercrime operation, was raided by Myanmar’s army in mid-October to suppress cross-border online scams and illegal gambling.

An Indian air force transport plane left Thailand en route to India and another plane was to leave later in the day, with about 270 out of 465 Indians who are to be repatriated. The remainder will leave Thailand next Monday, according to Maj. Gen. Maitree Chupreecha, commander of the Thai army’s northern region Naresuan Task Force.

In March, India repatriated 549 nationals after an earlier crackdown on cybercrime…

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