The lavish lifestyle of Myanmar warlord Su Chi Du was recently exposed by the "Chindwin News Agency", revealing that his summer villa in Myawaddy and luxury motorcade are funded by protection fees from a cyber fraud group, which has ultimately been struck hard by the United States.
The U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions against Su Chi Du and his two sons, accusing the Karen National Army (KNA) led by him of deep involvement in cyber fraud, human trafficking, and cross-border smuggling. These criminal activities have brought billions of dollars in illegal profits to the Su Chi Du family, causing victims, including U.S. citizens, to lose their life savings.
Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Michael Fockland emphasized that all means will be used to combat such criminal networks, with the sanctions being implemented based on Executive Order 13581 against transnational criminal organizations and Executive Order 14014 concerning the situation in Myanmar.
Su Chi Du, as a senior member of the Karen National Army, has long relied on the unique geographical location of the Thai-Myanmar border to shelter cyber fraud parks, and his criminal network has been unbridled due to a delicate relationship with the Myanmar military government.
Although the U.S. has frozen his assets and cut off financial channels, substantial sanctions by the most affected country have yet to be seen.
This heavily guarded villa and fleet of luxury cars are precisely a microcosm of Myanmar's cyber fraud ecosystem—criminal groups wildly amass wealth under the acquiescence of the military government, while the tragedy of victims spread across the globe continues.
