S'porean allegedly linked to international scam syndicate caught in Myanmar

A Singaporean man who is allegedly connected to an international scam syndicate in Myanmar was caught there on Nov 23.

- David Sun Crime Correspondent

He is believed to have been part of an online scam and gambling syndicate operating out of Shwe Kokko, a town in the southeast of Myanmar.

The Straits Times understands he has not been linked to the Singapore gang that ran a major scam operation in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

The Global New Light of Myanmar, a government-owned newspaper published by the Ministry of Information in Yangon, reported on Nov 24 that the man is the only Singaporean among the 156 foreign nationals arrested in a raid on Nov 23. Those arrested had been hiding after committing offences that targeted neighbouring countries, including Thailand, it said.