SECURITY forces have detained 16 offenders involved in telecom fraud and criminal activities with related materials in Kamayut Township, Yangon. The detained offenders included eight male and eight female.
The incident occurred in the parking lot in front of Loi Sam Sip Shan Restaurant, located in Shwetaunggya Ward 2, Bahan Township, Yangon Region. A vehicle, Honda Fit (unregistered), was parked for a long time and suspiciously. The restaurant security staff reported to the security forces, so the security forces went to inspect it at around 3 pm on 16 June. They found three Power Stations with X Power X labels, four laptops, eight USB chargers, two Star Link devices, 175 mobile phones, and one colour printer in the vehicle.
Investigations were conducted to identify and arrest the owners of the seized items. The unregistered vehicle was found to be a Toyota BZ EV type vehicle, located in Ward 10, Kamayut Township. After CCTV footage showed that a house on 1st Aung Min Khaung Street had been raid, security forces searched the house at around 9:30 pm on 17 June and arrested 16 people, including eight Myanmar male and eight female, who were involved in the online fraud.
According to the statements of the arrested suspects, the offenders rented a condominium in Alon Township for K7 million from 1 September 2025 to 30 August 2026. One of the arrested suspects provided mobile phones and social media accounts. They then contacted Chinese nationals and convinced them to sell them cosmetics, consumer goods and jade. If the prospective buyers wanted to buy the items, they had to send photos and the value in Chinese yuan. When the buyer came to question them, they were convinced that they were sales staff by sending them electronic labour cards that were prepared in advance.
The offenders received three per cent of the money transferred for shopping and were not paid a salary. As the business situation was not good, the mobile phones and accessories used in the online fraud were abandoned in the parking lot in front of Loi Sam Sip Shan Restaurant along with the Honda Fit (unregistered) to make it ownerless. Currently, investigation is underway to take action against those involved.
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