Lao police arrest 1,460 suspects over call centre scams last year


File photo of arrests in Laos. - VT/ANN

VIENTIANE: Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone police dismantled nine call centre fraud groups last year, detaining 1,460 suspects of 16 nationalities.

Deputy Director of the Zone’s public security office, Colonel Vannasak Thongaloun, shared the details at a meeting held last week to summarise security work undertaken in 2024 and outline the plan for 2025, according to the Lao National Radio.

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