U.N. Report: Transnational Gangs Use Drugs, Cybercrime, and Slavery to Loot Southeast Asia

Title: Taiwan Cambodia Missing Workers Image ID: 22231405067113 Article: In this photo released by the Taiwan Criminal Investigation Bureau, police officers from the Taiwan Criminal Investigation Bureau escort two suspect who were deported from Bangkok and believed to be involved in scam cases in Cambodia as they arrive back at the Taoyuan International Airport in Taiwan on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. Taiwan is seeking to free more than 300 of its citizens lured to Cambodia by organized crime groups promising high wages for tech jobs, but then forcing them into call centers aiming to scam mainland Chinese into making payments for non-existent government fees or investment opportunities. (Taiwan Criminal Investigation Bureau via AP)
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) published a report on Tuesday that found transnational gangs looted at least $88 billion from Southeast Asia in 2025, using a wide variety of telephone and cyber scams, often employing slave labor at notorious “scam centers” that resemble prison camps.

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