Julian Morgans
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up to when we reached our river. Kew didn't realize what was happening, but they'd just got to the Moi River, which marks the border between Thailand and Myanmar. It was about two in the morning and pitch black, which was deliberate. Kew thinks they probably stalled at the warehouse just to get to the river in the dead of night.
up to when we reached our river. Kew didn't realize what was happening, but they'd just got to the Moi River, which marks the border between Thailand and Myanmar. It was about two in the morning and pitch black, which was deliberate. Kew thinks they probably stalled at the warehouse just to get to the river in the dead of night.
So quick history lesson here. Myanmar was called Burma up until 1989 when the ruling military regime wanted to distance themselves from their colonial past and they changed the name. In these days, Myanmar is basically a patchwork of territories controlled by ethnic rebel groups all at war for ground and governing legitimacy.
So quick history lesson here. Myanmar was called Burma up until 1989 when the ruling military regime wanted to distance themselves from their colonial past and they changed the name. In these days, Myanmar is basically a patchwork of territories controlled by ethnic rebel groups all at war for ground and governing legitimacy.
And the country is basically at risk of becoming a failed state, which for organized crime makes it an ideal location to run highly illegal businesses. For example, much of the world's methamphetamine is produced in Myanmar, and they're also the world's largest producer of opium poppies. And since 2021, they've become ground zero for the global scams industry. But Kew, he didn't know.
And the country is basically at risk of becoming a failed state, which for organized crime makes it an ideal location to run highly illegal businesses. For example, much of the world's methamphetamine is produced in Myanmar, and they're also the world's largest producer of opium poppies. And since 2021, they've become ground zero for the global scams industry. But Kew, he didn't know.
As he was getting bundled out of the boat and put in another car, he didn't even know that he'd left Thailand. All he knew was that wherever he was, it looked dangerous.
As he was getting bundled out of the boat and put in another car, he didn't even know that he'd left Thailand. All he knew was that wherever he was, it looked dangerous.
And finally, they rolled up to the gates of what looked to Q like a small city. Picture a high fence topped with razor wire and beyond that a complex of multi-story buildings. And then there were various shops and a basketball court. And Q looked around and he saw lots of people. But he knew something was wrong.
And finally, they rolled up to the gates of what looked to Q like a small city. Picture a high fence topped with razor wire and beyond that a complex of multi-story buildings. And then there were various shops and a basketball court. And Q looked around and he saw lots of people. But he knew something was wrong.
Keeping their heads down. From the car, Q was forcibly dragged inside into a large room full of computer terminals. They took his phone and they took his passport and then they emptied his bag onto the ground and left him to pick up his things. No one looked at him. And then Q, he was told to sit and wait.
Keeping their heads down. From the car, Q was forcibly dragged inside into a large room full of computer terminals. They took his phone and they took his passport and then they emptied his bag onto the ground and left him to pick up his things. No one looked at him. And then Q, he was told to sit and wait.
What's happened here is that Q has fallen out of the frying pan and into the fire. His bosses at the last scammer farm decided he was going to be trouble, so they've sold him off. And they've sold him to a place known as Taichung. And it's a deceptively beautiful area.
What's happened here is that Q has fallen out of the frying pan and into the fire. His bosses at the last scammer farm decided he was going to be trouble, so they've sold him off. And they've sold him to a place known as Taichung. And it's a deceptively beautiful area.