Escape from Southeast Asia's Crime Dangers

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This chapter recounts a gripping escape from a crime-infested area in Southeast Asia, highlighting the contrast between one individual's freedom and the many who remain ensnared in scam operations. It sheds light on the urgent issues of systemic exploitation and the resilience of those trying to break free.

A Chinese businessman persuaded officials to establish a special economic zone in a remote part of Laos. The gamblers arrived first. Then came the drug runners, human traffickers and scammers.

On today’s Big Take Asia podcast, host K. Oanh Ha speaks with Bloomberg Businessweek editor Matt Campbell about his investigation into the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone and how it became a criminal’s paradise.