ON THE fourth night of Thailand cutting electricity, Internet and fuel supply from five points to Myanmar aimed at suppressing scammers holed up along the border the notorious scam centre KK Park in Myawaddy township, just across from Mae Sot town, is dark with only 20 to 30% of the lights switched on, TV Channel 7 said this evening (Feb. 8).
This TV channel’s news team went to investigate the situation at KK Park, just across the Moei river, where transnational criminals and call centre gangs are ensconced, and noticed early in the evening when the sky was getting dark this crime hub too was being enveloped in darkness .
Security officials said only 20 to 30% of the lights had been switched on with these being small white ones along the high perimeter walls that are topped with barbed wire similar to prisons with there also being observation towers.
It was also noticed that there were fewer workers around.
Lots of vehicles crossed the 1st Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge to Mae Sot to fill up their tanks with the queue overflowing the bridge. Some stopped by to shop while others dropped off passengers but all filled their tanks on the Thai side because there is not enough fuel in their town.
Thai officials have prohibited petrol pumps from selling fuel in containers, drums, cans and bottles being only allowed to fill vehicle tanks.
This TV channel’s news team went to investigate and at the customs checkpoint found that over 30 containers holding diesel and other fuel had been seized,
Officials said Myanmar people had resorted to smuggling fuel in all kinds of bottles including those for motor and vegetable oil and drinking water. Some even filled bottles of floor cleaning liquid and fabric softener with fuel in an attempt to deceive officials but they were all seized when caught.
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