BENGALURU, July 23 -- A Facebook advertisement promising lucrative overseas jobs hooked two men from the state into becoming foot soldiers in an alleged cybercrime ring manned by an international human trafficking network, police said, adding that the men were confined to a compound in Myanmar, where they were rescued on Monday.

Officers aware of the development said the rescue operation was jointly coordinated by the state Cyber Command, the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre and the Indian Embassy in Myanmar, with the assistance of local police in the neighbouring country.

The lure

Officers familiar with the probe said the two men believed they had secured legitimate jobs abroad after responding to an advertisement on Facebook th...