Chinese fleeing Myanmar scam hub arrested in Tak provinceA soldier searches the group of 20 Chinese men who illegally crossed the Moei River from Myanmar's Shwe Kokko scam centre into Mae Sot district of Tak province on Monday morning. (Photo: Ratchamanu Task Force)Twenty Chinese men fleeing the notorious scam hub of Shwe Kokko in Myanmar crossed the Moei river into Mae Sot district of Thailand's Tak province on Monday morning and were arrested for illegal entry. Troops from the army's Ratchamanu Task Force spotted the men carrying their bags high while wading across the river into Thai territory at Ban Wang Kaew village 2 in tambon Mae Pa of Mae Sot district. The detainees were handed over to Tak immigration officials for legal processing. Authorities said illegal border crossings along the Thai Myanmar border continued unabated, particularly foreign nationals fleeing online scam operations in Shwe Kokko, opposite Wang Kaew village of Mae Sot district.

Source: Bangkok Post February 23, 2026 07:25 UTC