Myanmar handed over 300 Chinese scam center workers to be repatriated through Thailand on Feb. 21, as authorities intensified a crackdown on the illegal operations. Thousands of foreigners are expected to be sent home from scam compounds in Myanmar over the coming weeks, with the first batch already flown out on Feb. 20.

An airlift carrying more than 1,000 Chinese nationals who had worked at online scam centers in eastern Myanmar began Thursday, after the rescued workers were taken across the border to Thailand and put on chartered flights to China.

Inside a Thai military camp, several men on Wednesday (February 19) showed the bruises and scars on their bodies they said were sustained during their time in one of Myanmar's most notorious scam compounds. The Switch: Insects - the low carbon protein for pets - and people?