Key facts
- Seventeen individuals have been indicted by Chinese prosecutors for human trafficking.
- The ring allegedly lured job seekers to Southeast Asia and sold them to cyber-scam operations in Myanmar.
- Victims reportedly faced severe abuse, including rape and forced prostitution.
- The syndicate operated from Myawaddy, Myanmar, utilizing armed escorts for victim transportation.
Chinese prosecutors have indicted 17 members of a cross-border human trafficking ring accused of luring job seekers to Southeast Asia and selling them to cyber-scam compounds in Myanmar. The Shanghai Municipal People’s Procuratorate filed charges including trafficking in women, illegal detention, robbery, and kidnapping. According to state media, the syndicate operated out of Myawaddy in eastern Myanmar and used armed escorts to move victims across the border. Prosecutors stated that some captives were subjected to rape and forced prostitution before being sold to scam compounds.