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World > UN News
Crushing the scam farms: Southeast Asia's 'criminal service providers'
By UN News
Jul 12, 2024 8:37 am

Transnational organised crime groups based in Southeast Asia are turning into 'criminal service providers' selling a range of illegal activities, according to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

As we reported earlier in the week, there has been a proliferation of illicit operations, known as scam farms, following the COVID-19 pandemic, across Southeast Asia - including in the Philippines - where they have often operated alongside legal gambling businesses.

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