Myanmar’s military has shut down the KK Park cybercrime hub outside Myawaddy, detaining more than 2,000 people and seizing dozens of illegal Starlink terminals.

The sprawling complex had become a regional center for online scams that trafficked and coerced foreign workers into cyber-fraud operations.

The Raid And Its Findings

Officials said 2,198 people — including Chinese, Thai, and Laotian nationals — were detained in the KK Park raid, where around 30 Starlink terminals and 260 unregistered buildings were seized.

Investigators described the site as a fortified hub for crypto scams, romance fraud, and extortion, part of a wider effort to curb organized cybercrime and restore state control in militia-run border areas.

Rebel Links And Regional Crackdown

A government spokesperson accused the Karen National Union (KNU) of profiting from KK Park’s operations — a charge the group denies. The Myawaddy border region remains a fragmented zone where armed groups, business interests, and criminal syndicates overlap.

The raid coincides with regional crackdowns on “pig-butchering” scams that combine romance and cryptocurrency fraud. Thailand and China have begun joint repatriations from Myawaddy, while regional task forces target similar compounds across Southeast Asia.

Trafficking And Repatriations

Rights monitors say many detainees were trafficked into Myanmar under false job offers and forced to work in cyber-fraud schemes. Rescue groups report overcrowded shelters on the Thai side as hundreds cross the Moei River each week.

Officials expect further operations against similar cybercrime hubs, though observers warn that entrenched corruption could allow the networks to re-emerge under new names.