UNODC Deputy Regional Representative, Benedikt Hofmann, opens the meeting, commenting on the importance of authorities convening to take stock of the situation and consider solutions.īangkok (Thailand), 26 September 2023 – Online casinos, cyberscams and related underground banking operations run by transnational organized crime groups have proliferated across Southeast Asia and become a significant and growing problem, particularly in the Mekong region and the Philippines where many have been established.
