Aaron and his fellows were trafficked into a prison-like compound called KK Park. Here, thousands of people are forced into criminality — to scam people in the US, Europe and China. The UN estimates that more than 100,000 people are being forced to work in scam centers in Myanmar.

DW’s investigative unit met with several survivors of the compound. They described widespread surveillance, torture and even weekly murders.

KK Park’s scamming operations trace back to a complex network of businesses and associations used by criminals to legitimize their crimes and launder millions in defrauded assets — and that network continues to expand from Southeast Asia to Africa, Europe and North America.

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    7 months ago

    These are the guys who compete against the Russian mafia for property in Europe. It’s insane, but they both have great organizers and accountants. No doubt either part is waiting for some form of economic collapse in Europe, to get their foot in the door.

    That’s why when late stage capitalism hits hard, gang violence between locals and Votniks will escalate. No lie, the Polish, the Lithuanians, the Romanians, all play ball with the same organizations, and quite frankly if my country goes to shit, we might see a return of “the old ways”.

    A lot of crab cages will be littered with human bones again as the torpedo’s return, is what I’m saying, and people of Europe will once again partake in digested human meat.

    Poverty and criminality is a 1:1, ya’ll. Don’t forget that.