Recently,The joint action of China and Southeast Asian countries to combat fraud has received support from the United Nations,The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, and China have unanimously agreed to take action to address transnational organized crime and human trafficking related to casinos and fraud.

In August 2023, China, Myanmar, Thailand, and Laos held a meeting and officially announced the launch of a joint law enforcement operation to jointly crack down on gambling fraud groups. This is the largest joint law enforcement operation in Southeast Asia in recent years, which has achieved significant results to a certain extent, destroying the dens of many fraudulent criminal groups. With the support of the United Nations, it will play a crucial role in accelerating the resolution of fraud and criminal activities in Southeast Asia.

United Nations Office on Drugs and CrimeThe representative stated that casinos operated by organized criminal groups and human trafficking have rapidly developed in Southeast Asia. Therefore, it is necessary to accelerate regional cooperation to jointly solve the increasing crime problems in the region. To this end, relevant officials from China and ASEAN have developed a complete plan with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime to address this series of issues.

From ChinaAnd ASEANSenior officials andUnited Nations Office on Drugs and CrimeJointly developed a response in BangkokThis oneProblematicstrategic plan,contentThis includes improving preventive and response measures, strengthening the identification and protection of victims, and enhancing the investigation and cooperation capabilities of law enforcement agencies and criminal justice practitioners.

United Nations Office on Drugs and CrimeRepresents,Organized criminal groups are gathering in vulnerable areas. In countries such as the Philippines, actions to combat criminal groups have led to partial relocation of criminal sites. Criminals have relocated infrastructure to places they believe are both accessible and able to escape justice, such as remote border areas around the Mekong River.

At present, the profits of organized criminal groups in the region have reached unprecedented levels, with an increasing number of illegal funds being transferred through regional casinos and other large cash flow businesses, including a surge in cryptocurrency usage. In some cases, criminal groups may even label themselves as legitimate business entities or even charitable organizations. Some leaders of organized criminal groups have also formed alliances with influential business leaders and government officials.

Miller, Regional Advisor on Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, stated that,takeThe United Nations is willing to continue to provide support for taking practical and targeted actions to comprehensively and strategically address the issue of transnational crime.