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DODGE CITY.

Authors :
CAMPBELL, MATTHEW
TANAKASEMPIPAT, PATPICHA
Ibrahim, Regif Asri
Lee, Annie
Kyaw, Khine Lin
Source :
Bloomberg Businessweek; Sep2024, Issue 4823, p66-75, 10p, 12 Color Photographs, 1 Map
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

The article investigates the gambling, drug and human trafficking operations, money laundering, fraud schemes and other organized criminal activities inside the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone (GTSEZ), founded by Chinese businessman Zhao Wei, in a remote part of Laos. It details the GTSEZ business model to provide infrastructure and Zhao Wei's entrepreneurial experiment that include cryptocurrency scam centers, forced labor and detention, online scams and methamphetamine export.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00077135
Issue :
4823
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Bloomberg Businessweek
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
179054548