Authorities continue dismantling illegal structures in KK Park

The Government of Myanmar, through joint squads comprising security personnel, administrative bodies, and local authorities, is continuing operations in Shwe Kokko and KK Park areas, where most of the telecom fraud and online gambling activities are based. These operations involve raiding illegal buildings, confiscating items used in telecom fraud and online gambling activities, and systematically demolishing illegally-built structures.

In doing so, those authorities are systematically dismantling the buildings used in telecom fraud and online gambling in the Myawady-Mawthawtalay (KK Park) area in three sections. Yesterday, they demolished three more illegal buildings in the Section 3 area. So far, they have destroyed 122 buildings out of 425 illegal structures in the Section 3 area, and they have dismantled 270 buildings out of 635 illegal structures in the KK Park area in total.

Likewise, a similar operation is being conducted in the Shwe Kokko area, starting from 18 November. Yesterday, the authorities searched illegally residential buildings, warehouses, shops and hotels, including one two-storey building, one four-storey building, 15 five-storey buildings, three six-storey buildings, four seven-storey buildings and two eight-storey buildings, totalling 26 in the Shwe Kokko area. Any individuals involved in telecom fraud and online gambling were not found there. Those individuals took away their mobile phones and their equipment.

As the authorities started their inspection at the structures used in the telecom fraud and online gambling activities in the Shwe Kokko area on 18 November, they found 135 illegal structures. Hence, the authorities sealed 35 three-storey buildings, one seven-storey building, and one thirteen-storey building, totalling 37 not to be reused in criminal activities. In total, 101 buildings have now been sealed.

According to the operation conducted in the Shwe Kokko area, the authorities have so far arrested 2,042 foreign nationals who entered Myanmar illegally and seized 3,310 computers, 21,870 mobile phones, 102 Starlink satellite receivers, 22 routers and a large quantity of industrial materials used in telecom fraud and online gambling activities. These materials were destroyed systematically, and the authorities plan to continue the operation.

The detained foreign nationals are being kept at the building in Lonhtin compound of Shwe Kokko Myaing Village, Pulwepu Village-tract in Myawady Township. So, departmental teams are collecting the personal data and records of the foreign nationals to repatriate them to their respective countries as quickly as possible.

During the period from 30 January to 29 November 2025, a total of 12,915 foreign nationals who illegally entered Myanmar were detained. Of them, 10,029 foreign nationals were systematically transferred to their respective countries via Thailand under the law. Currently, it is ready to repatriate the remaining 2,886 foreign nationals to their respective countries, and they are under systematic care.

The Government of Myanmar has taken the fight against telecom fraud and online gambling as a national responsibility and will continue operations to prevent such activities from establishing a foothold in the country, coordinating not only with domestic security forces but also with neighbouring governments.

MNA/TTA

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