I was looking at the Wikipedia article for the "Global Organized Crime Index" today, and Myanmar is #1, above Colombia and Mexico. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Organized_Crime_Index
Not just scam gangs, the thugs collaborative with military,kidnap and sell youths to junta for
1. Forced military drafting.
2. Human trafficking
3. Organ harvesting .
That what military dictatorship done to our democractic country within 5 years.
But during that , Rule of Law is totally diminished and we are under rise of crime. The military regime allow the scams center to free roam and let the thugs to do what they want to create unrest.
Now PDFs (the people's defense force) and Ethnic armies fighting back to regain the country . We don't have any support from foreign power but funded fully by the people of myanmar - we regain about 60% of the country but Major cities are far from being touched.
Meanwhile - the Junta (the military in control of the country) and Scam gangs are collaborating , exporting and manufacturing drugs , kidnapping girls and selling them to China as sex slaves , kidnapping boys and using as meat-shield at frontline or sold for Organ harvesting. Appointing local thugs and gangs members , giving guns letting them run amok to create unrest and attack PDF .
Everything become a nightmare - many of talents had moved out side of country and staying in Thailand/Singapore.