Hanoi, Oct. 23 -- More than 600 people fled one of Myanmar's most notorious scam centres and crossed into Thailand after a military raid on the compound, a Thai provincial official said on October 23.
Sawanit Suriyakul Na Ayutthaya, deputy governor of Tak province on the Myanmar border, told media that as of October 23 morning, a total of 677 people fled from the scam centre KK Park in Myanmar across the Moei river into Thailand.
Thai authorities have worked together to provide assistance under humanitarian procedures. They will undergo screening which will allow authorities to determine if individuals are victims of human trafficking, and if not, they may be prosecuted for illegal border crossing.
The Tak Provincial Administration offic...