The government continues to conduct joint operations in the Shwe Kokko and KK Park areas, where suspects are involved in telecom fraud and online gambling activities. The combined teams, comprising security personnel and administrative bodies, are carrying out these operations, which include entering the areas, dismantling illegal buildings, and destroying seized items used in online gambling and scams.
Yesterday, the authorities destroyed six illegal buildings — including three two-story buildings and three four-story buildings — in the Section 3 area. So far, 128 out of 425 buildings in Section 3 have been demolished, and a total of 276 out of 635 illegal buildings have been demolished in the KK Park area.
Similarly, the operation has been conducted in the Shwe Kokko area since 18 November, and the authorities yesterday searched four residential buildings, warehouses, gyms, power plants, shops, and labour barracks in the Shwe Kokko area were inspected again, including four one-storey buildings, 63 two-storey buildings, 17 three-storey buildings, three four-storey buildings, four five-storey buildings, one six-storey building, two seven-storey buildings, two nine-storey buildings, one 16-storey building, and one 19-storey building, totalling 98. No individuals involved in telecom fraud and online gambling were found, but those offenders took mobile phones and materials along with them.
The inspections began on 18 November at buildings within the Shwe Kokko area that had been used for online scam operations. To date, a total of 140 illegal buildings have been identified, and measures to seal and confiscate these buildings to prevent further use have continued. Yesterday, 18 more illegal buildings were sealed, bringing the total to 119 buildings already sealed and confiscated.
To date, the authorities have detained 1,954 undocumented foreign entrants and seized 3,310 computers, 21,870 mobile phones, 102 Starlink satellite receivers, and 22 routers used in telecom fraud and online gambling activities. The authorities have systematically destroyed the seized materials and continue operations to expose the offences.
From 30 January to 30 November 2025, a total of 12,945 foreign nationals who had entered Myanmar illegally were detained. Of these, 10,029 individuals were screened to be expelled and were systematically repatriated to their respective countries through Thailand in accordance with legal procedures. The remaining 2,916 foreign nationals are now ready to be transferred to their respective countries, and they are being properly held and cared for during this process.
The government considers the eradication of telecom fraud and online gambling crimes as a national responsibility and, to ensure that such activities can no longer operate within Myanmar, will continue its efforts in coordination not only with domestic forces but also with the governments of neighbouring countries.
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