Thailand's army says some 260 people believed to have been trafficked and trapped into working in online scam centers are to be repatriated after they were rescued from Myanmar.

The regime claims it is working with China to break apart online scam operations near the Chinese border in northern Shan State.

More than 250 people rescued from online scam centers in Myanmar were handed over to Thailand on Feb. 12, a senior Thai army official said, following a series of crackdowns on the illegal operations.

At a scam compound in Myanmar, Filipina worker Pieta had just days to romance strangers online and trick them into investing in a fake business -- failing which she would

The regime says it has detained 81 people in violent raids on northern Shan State scam centers after Thailand targeted Karen State operations.