Thai army rescues 12 Moroccans from call-centre gangs in Myanmar


BANGKOK: Twelve Morrocco nationals, who had been offered jobs in Myanmar’s casinos but ended up working for call-centre gangs in the border town of Myawaddy were brought to Thailand on Friday (July 5) via the Tak border checkpoint.

The operation was conducted in collaboration between the Royal Thai Army (RTA) and the Embassy of Morocco, which had contacted Move Forward MP Rangsiman Rome in May to help rescue 21 Moroccans believed to be stuck in Myanmar.

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