Crime in Laos - Wikipedia
The US State Department warns that Vang Vieng is a location in Laos of high risk for tourists in relation to risks of rape and robbery. [1] Many restaurants in the Vang Vieng area offer menu …
International Crisis Group
The webpage discusses Southeast Asia's most notorious criminal enclave and its implications.
Laos’ criminal casino empire: Chinese gangsters suspected of …
2022年10月15日 · A Chinese gangster’s Laotian casino empire in the Golden Triangle is suspected of trafficking victims and forcing them to work in online scams and prostitution, and …
Criminality in Laos - The Organized Crime Index
There have been reports of forced labour in Laos, with victims being sent to casinos and other locations to work in scams. Victims who do not meet quotas or pay for release may be sold to …
Gangs netting up to $3 trillion a year as Southeast Asia human ... - CNN
2024年3月28日 · Human trafficking-fueled fraud is exploding in Southeast Asia with organized crime rings raking in close to $3 trillion in illicit revenue annually, the head of Interpol has said …
Lao, Chinese Officials Detain 771 in Raid on Golden Triangle …
2024年8月22日 · Lao and Chinese security forces have detained 771 people in a special economic zone in the country’s northwest, ahead of a deadline for online scam operations to …
Is Laos actually tackling its vast scam Industry?
2024年12月8日 · In early August, the authorities in Laos delivered an ultimatum to scammers operating in the notorious Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone: Clear out or face the …
Nearly 800 suspects arrested in cyber-scam ring in Golden Triangle ...
2024年8月22日 · (KPL/VNA) The security force in the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone in the Lao province of Bokeo recently coordinated with relevant units to successfully bust a cyber …
Pirate massacres, trafficking factories & glam ‘casinos’ hiding ...
2024年11月23日 · Criminal gangs in Laos are known for trafficking people as young as 12 for cheap labour and sex. Victims are sexually exploited by tourists, foreign workers and wealthy …
Laos makes Asia's largest ever drug bust - BBC
2021年10月28日 · Police in Laos have made the biggest single drug seizure ever recorded in Asia, according to the United Nations. Officers intercepted a truck carrying 55 million …