Myanmar returns 300 more Chinese scam centre workers

People were spotted boarding a Southeastern China Airlines planes on live footage from a double-decker coach on Thursday, according to AFP reporters on Thursday.

The first 50 Chinese nationals boarded a flight at 10.40am local time ( 3.40am GMT ), according to the report, with the rest taking five additional flights throughout the day.

More Chinese citizens are expected to return on Saturday with a final set of airlines.

Many of those who were free from fraud centers claim they were duped into doing so and held against their will, but the Chinese government and state media have called them all” suspects.”

A condition TV document on Thursday showed the returnees being frogmarched off the airplane in China with a police officer on each arm, and they are being accompanied by Chinese authorities on the relocation flights.

They had boarded uncuffed, in everyday clothing, without any bag.

The Thai authorities announced on Thursday that genetic data may be gathered from Chinese nationals who had been repatriated to stop” the misuse of Thailand as a legal transit hub” in the future.

On Thursday, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and her Lao equivalent met to talk about how to combat scams along their discussed border.