According to Myanmar media, a shootout erupted in Hona district, Muse city, northern Shan State, due to a verbal conflict between two militias under the State Administration Council that escalated. Sources say the incident resulted in several people being shot, including fatalities, though the exact number of casualties has not been confirmed, and the identities of the militias involved have not been disclosed.
On the same day, military police in Muse city clashed again with militias providing security services to a telecom fraud den during an operation to crack down on telecom fraud.
The operation took place near the Man Wein port, where military police attempted to arrest suspects from a company involved in telecom fraud, triggering intense gunfire. Witnesses said that several fraudsters were arrested, but specific numbers and further details of the handling have not been released.
This is not the first time Muse city has seen conflicts due to crackdowns on telecom fraud. On September 23 and 24 this year, military police conducted a raid on a nine-story building in Mingalar Muse, arresting 323 Chinese nationals and 557 Myanmar nationals suspected of telecom fraud. During the operation, intense gunfire also broke out between the military police and local militias.
Muse city has been under scrutiny in recent years due to frequent telecom fraud activities.
Fraud dens often collude with local militias, using complex terrain and illegal armed networks to cover their illegal activities. This conflict highlights the complexity and challenges of governing telecom fraud crimes in the northern region of Myanmar.
The Myanmar authorities have not yet provided further details on the conflict and the effectiveness of the crackdown, but the incident has continued to draw local and international attention to security and governance issues in the northern region of Myanmar.
