By Riffat Kausar
Scandinavian News Agency
Finland
In a sweeping crackdown, authorities in Myanmar and Cambodia have arrested hundreds of human traffickers exploiting women and men from various countries.
The raids targeted transnational crime rings involved in forced labor, online scams, and sexual exploitation.
Officials confirmed that around 3,500 people were rescued during the large-scale operation. Among the detainees are five women accused of leading online fraud schemes that trapped victims across Asia.
Those freed include citizens of Russia, China, and several other nations, many of whom were lured with fake job offers and later forced to work in cyber fraud centers.
The Myanmar army has intensified operations in remote mountainous areas known strongholds of these criminal syndicates where reports of torture, killings, and organ trafficking have surfaced.
Earlier reports revealed the horrifying fate of a Belarusian woman, who was tortured and sold for organs, and a Russian woman who was recently rescued from slavery in Myanmar.
Authorities vow to continue the campaign until the entire human trafficking network across Southeast Asia is dismantled.
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