BANGKOK, Feb 13 (TNA) – Myanmar is preparing to repatriate an additional 7,000 victims of call center scams, according to Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai.
Phumtham said on Wednesday that 261 individuals, tricked into working for call center gangs in Myanmar, had been released. He added that a further 7,000 people are awaiting repatriation.
“We are working with their respective countries of origin to ensure their direct return home, without having to stay in Thailand’s Tak province,” he stated.
Tak province, a Thai border region, has served as a transit point for repatriating victims of call center scams from Myanmar.
Thai authorities have intensified their crackdown on call center operations along the Myanmar border, including disrupting electricity supplies from Thailand to Myanmar border towns where these gangs operate.
Embassies from nations across Africa, Latin America, Europe, Asia, including Japan, the Philippines, and Indonesia, have contacted the Thai government, offering assistance in repatriating their citizens.
“This success reflects our border sealing measures and practical cooperation with other countries,” Phumtham said.
He added that the Chinese government has expressed gratitude to Thailand for its efforts in combating call center scams and is preparing to repatriate its citizens who were deceived into working in the illicit industry. -819 (TNA)
