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Brig. Gen. Vanthong Soulisack, Deputy Head of the Police General Department, Ministry of Public Security, has reported that police operations over the past two years have dismantled 63 call centre gangs, accounting for 20.5% of the total identified.
(KPL) Brig. Gen. Vanthong Soulisack, Deputy Head of the Police General Department, Ministry of Public Security, has reported that police operations over the past two years have dismantled 63 call centre gangs, accounting for 20.5% of the total identified.
Since 2022, authorities have detected 306 call centre fraud rings involving 15,970 members, including 6,120 Lao nationals and 9,868 foreign nationals. Meanwhile, 46 of the gangs have voluntarily disbanded, and operations are ongoing to dismantle 37 additional gangs.
A meeting to evaluate efforts in addressing telecom fraud of call centre gangs in the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone, was held in Bokeo Province on Jan 7, 2025.
The meeting was co-chaired by Lt. Gen. Khamking Phuilamanivong, Deputy Minister and Head of the General Police Department, Ministry of Public Security; Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Sathabandith Insisiengmai; Vice Governor of Bokeo Province Maj. Gen. Saychay Kommasith; and Vice President of the Golden Triangle Executive Council Gao Long.
To date, 1,394 call centre gang members have been handed over to Chinese authorities along with items used in their crimes, including 5,430 smartphones, 1,368 desktop computers, 92 laptops, 2 iPads, 14 Wi-Fi routers, and 16 USB drives.
Additionally, the Lao police have deported 159 call centre gang members to Vietnamese authorities, along with crime-related items such as 298 smart phones and 20 computers.
The Ministry of Public Security emphasized its commitment to strengthening cooperation with relevant authorities at central, provincial, and district levels, as well as with regional defence and public security agencies and authorities in the Golden Triangle area, to combat cybercrime and ensure the rule of law.
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