Tens of thousands could be held in illegal scam compounds in Myanmar, Thai police general says

Tens of thousands of people could be living inside illegal scam compounds in Myanmar that have proliferated near Thailand's border, according to the head of Thailand's anti-trafficking agency, who warned it could take months before all foreign nationals are repatriated. Thailand has launched a major crackdown on scam compounds over recent weeks, cutting off cross-border electricity and fuel supplies. Police General Thatchai Pitaneelaboot, director of the Anti-Human Trafficking Center, told the Guardian it is believed that between 30 and 40 Chinese criminal gangs were running the centres. There could be more than 10,000 people inside such buildings, he said. "It…