Rumors are rife, and starting this Monday, the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone in Laos will witness a large-scale joint law enforcement operation. According to multiple insiders on social media, this crackdown will target several hotels, apartments, and residential areas within the special zone, thoroughly inspecting for illegal stays, suspicious tenants, and individuals involved in gambling and fraud, in order to regulate population management and industrial order.
It is reported that the operation will be jointly conducted by multiple Laotian government law enforcement departments, with key inspection areas including:
Da Huang Building
Xin Jing International
Jin Shui Bay
No.1 Mansion
Jin Yuan Bao
Platinum Hotel
Mountain Water Hotel
Long Yu Hotel
These locations are mostly concentrated areas of tenants with Chinese capital backgrounds, and have long been regarded as potential "grey production gathering places" for sensitive industries such as gambling and telecom fraud. Law enforcement officers are expected to adopt a "floor-by-floor inspection, household-by-household registration" approach, focusing on checking identity documents, visa legality, and accommodation purposes, and if necessary, retrieving surveillance footage and entering rooms for inspection.
Residents have mentioned that there has already been "whispers" spreading among tenants recently, with some individuals quietly leaving, and landlords reminding tenants to "cooperate with inspections and avoid going out." A tenant living in Jin Shui Bay revealed: "Everyone is very nervous, it feels like this time it's for real."
Although no official notice has been issued yet, this action aligns with the recent trend of Southeast Asian countries joining forces to combat cross-border fraud, telecom fraud money laundering, and illegal labor, and is widely regarded as a concentrated cleanup of the grey industries within the special zone.
Chinese citizens active in the Golden Triangle should be highly vigilant, ensure that their visas and residence permits are legal and compliant, stay away from high-risk industries such as gambling and telecom fraud, to avoid being mistakenly targeted in the law enforcement storm.
