Joint venture between the Thai government and the jovial supporter
The Myanmar-allied Karen Border Guard Force ( BGF), led by Col. Saw Chit Thu, has pledged to work with the Thai government to combat call-center scam gangs in the area of the Thai border.
Col Saw Chit Thu stated in a statement to Thai Defense Minister Phumtham Wechayachai that the BGF would detain call swindlers and individual traffickers operating in Myanmar’s” controlled by it” regions.
Additionally, he made a promise to assist in trafficking survivors ‘ relocation.
A large number of unusual victims from Myawaddy will now be transported by the BGF from Tak’s Mae Sot area to the Thai side of the border, he said.
The move is intended to support Thailand and Myanmar’s joint efforts to combat multinational crime syndicates and ensure that victims of trafficking are properly brought back to their home countries.
” We would like the Thai government to assist us whenever needed,” said Col Saw Chit Thu in the speech.
Karen Border Guard Force soldiers attack the Yatai Project in Shwe Kokko, Myawaddy, Karen State, to check phone heart con group patients. ( Photo: TAK 24 hours Facebook page )  ,
As part of its efforts to stop crooks along the frontier, the BGF announced it will arrest more than 8, 000 people, mainly Chinese citizens, who work for call center gangs, up to their countries.
Pol Gen Thatchai Pitaneelaboot, chairman of the Royal Thai Police’s Anti-Human Smuggling Centre and Police Cyber Taskforce, said on Friday that Beijing had provided Thailand with a list of more than 3, 700 Chinese suspects involved in call-scam and trafficking groups in Myanmar.
Mr. Phumtham, who likewise serves as a deputy prime minister, acknowledged Col. Saw Chit Thu’s willingness to collaborate and stated on Friday that he had already seen the speech.
He claimed that the government’s top priority is to eradicate phone scammers that operate along the Thai-Myanmar frontier and return the victims.
Justice Minister Pol Col Tawee Sodsong said the Department of Special Investigation was looking into the case of Col Saw Chit Thu and two other BGF officials for human smuggling on Tuesday.
Mr. Phumtham simply stated that the law may be allowed to proceed when being asked about this.
They are accused of supporting the smuggling of Indian immigrants who were forced to work for call center gangs.
Col Saw Chit Thu claimed that his armed organization has helped numerous victims and” a lot” of people have been saved and returned from human trafficking.
The right party Justice for Myanmar exposed the BGF’s participation in Chinese-run website frauds, illegal casinos, and online gaming activities in Myawaddy in May last year, reported The Irrawaddy.
The UK imposed sanctions against Col Saw Chit Thu in December 2023 over allegations of human trafficking, forced workers, and human rights violations, as did the EU, which even sanctioned Lt Col Mote Thone and Maj Tin Win.
According to Khit Thit Media, a news company in Myanmar, the BGF raided several areas in Shwe Kokko, reverse Mae Sot, that are suspected to be connected to human traffickers and con artists.
Those places include hotels, restaurants, and eateries, as the BGF pledged to send workers who were lured or forced by traffickers and scammers to work it back to their countries.