23.06.2025 – (12:01 PM)

97 Myanmar nationals and 41 Chinese nationals involved in illegal online money laundering were arrested along with evidence in Muse, Shan State (North).

At 2:00 PM on June 16, a joint team of security forces including Myanmar police officers conducted a search and investigation in the Suan Saw Ward and Kaung Suan Tong Ward of Muse, based on information that Chinese and Myanmar nationals were involved in online money laundering.

During the search, the house of the owner (under investigation) at House No. Mas-400, Suan Saw Ward, Muse, was searched and 40 Chinese men, 33 Myanmar men, and 10 women involved in illegal online money laundering were arrested along with 120 mobile phones, 86 computers, 3 WiFi devices, and a Crown vehicle.

Similarly, a Chinese national, 26 Myanmar nationals, and 28 women were arrested from the house of the owner (under investigation) of House No. (Hana-8) in Kaungthumton Ward, along with 16 computers, 334 mobile phones, 3 WiFi devices, a Crown vehicle, and a TOYOYA LANDCRUISER vehicle, who were involved in illegal online money laundering activities.

The 41 Chinese nationals and 59 Myanmar nationals and 38 women arrested in the above incident are being taken into effective action in accordance with the law.