Thai police have detained a Chinese businessman who set up the Shwe Kokko special economic zone in eastern Myanmar notorious for human trafficking and online gambling
Thai police have detained a Chinese businessman who set up the notorious Shwe Kokko special economic zone in eastern Myanmar notorious for human trafficking and online gambling, according to a report by AFP in Singapore’s Straits Times, which said that She Zhijiang, 40, had been on the run from Chinese authorities for 10 years.
An Interpol red notice was issued in May 2021 for She Zhijiang, who is alleged to have run a criminal gang responsible for highly controversial mega projects and gaming ventures in Cambodia, Myanmar’s Kayin state, plus a lottery venture in the Philippines, the report said, adding that “She is facing criminal charges in China related to running a casino and could face a maximum penalty of 10 years in jail.”
Read the full report: Straits Times.
Jim Pollard is an Australian journalist based in Thailand since 1999. He worked for News Ltd papers in Sydney, Perth, London and Melbourne before travelling through SE Asia in the late 90s. He was a senior editor at The Nation for 17+ years and has a family in Bangkok.
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