Iranian held for pickpocketing Chinese tourist
AN Iranian man who together with his accomplice used a ruse to pickpocket a Chinese tourist at MRT Phra Ram 9 station was arrested by Immigration Police for both theft and overstaying his visa, Amarin TV said this afternoon (Jan. 26). The unidentified Chinese tourist said in filing a complaint at Huai Khwang police […]
Read MoreRaid on romance scam den at Muang Thong Thani nets 13 African suspects
A COMPLAINT filed by a woman who lost over 2 million baht to a romance scam gang led to rounding up 13 African suspects at a condominium within Muang Thong Thani complex in Nonthaburi, PPTV36 said this evening (Jan.21). This operation to dismantle the romance scam base followed an unnamed Thai woman’s complaint to […]
Read MoreThai hacker and online gambling suspect arrested at airport
A THAI national wanted on charges of hacking 16 government agency websites and linking them to online gambling platforms plus money laundering was arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport this afternoon (Jan. 17) upon returning from Cambodia, Naewna newspaper said. Mr. Jesada (surname withheld), who is wanted under an arrest warrant issued by the Criminal Court […]
Read MoreAnother People’s candidate nabbed on money-laundering charges
By Thai Newsroom Reporters ANOTHER PEOPLE’S candidate contesting the Feb.8 election in Tak has been arrested for alleged involvement in money-laundering activity. Ratchapong Soisuwan, the ex-People’s MP who is seeking re-election in Constituency 2 of the northwestern border province, was yesterday (Jan.14) arrested in Bangkok by the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau police on charges […]
Read MoreAlleged scam kingpin Chen Zhi arrested and extradited to China, Cambodia says
By Agencies and published by CNA Phnom Penh – Chinese-born tycoon Chen Zhi, accused of running internet scam centres that use trafficked workers in Cambodia, has been arrested in Cambodia and extradited to China, Phnom Penh said on Wednesday (Jan. 7). Cambodian authorities “have arrested three Chinese nationals namely Chen Zhi, Xu Ji Liang, […]
Read MoreRoad rage murder suspect nabbed at Koh Chang
POLICE chasing a suspect in the road rage murder on the expressway near Prachachuen toll booth before dawn yesterday (Dec. 23) arrested him at a homestay on Koh Chang, Trat province, this evening just as he was preparing to cross the border to Cambodia by boat, PPTVHD36 and Amarin TV said. Mr. Songkran Phanphu, […]
Read MoreThai scam gang chief arrested after fleeing border fighting
A THAI man who headed a gang of Thai scammers working at a Chinese-owned fraud factory in Cambodia was arrested after he fled the ongoing battle at the Thai-Cambodian border to his hometown in Nan province, TV Channel 7 said this evening (Dec. 19). Mr. Pornthep (surname withheld), 36, was wanted under an arrest […]
Read MoreChinese scam boss wanted by Interpol nabbed at airport
ARRESTED at Suvarnabhumi Airport last evening (Dec. 16) was a Chinese scam boss wanted under an Interpol Red Notice for defrauding over 500 Chinese victims out of over 200 million yuan (around 1 billion baht) just as he was trying to flee the country with a Mexican passport, Amarin TV said. The arrest was […]
Read MorePopular actress nabbed on charges of defrauding 17 people
FAMOUS actress Rybena Intachai, aka Nana Rybena, was arrested today (Dec. 3) on charges of defrauding 17 close friends, acquaintances, and parents of students studying at international schools out of a total of 195 million baht, Amarin TV and Naewna newspaper said. Pol. Maj. Gen. Thatsaphum Jaruprat, commander of the Economic Crime Suppression Division, […]
Read MoreKey Singaporean scammer arrested in Khon Kaen
THAI police arrested a Singaporean man wanted under both an Interpol Red Notice and Singaporean police warrant on scamming charges hiding at his Thai wife’s house in Khon Kaen, Naewna newspaper said this evening (Nov.19). Pol. Maj. Gen. Athip Phongsiwapai, deputy commissioner of Central Investigation Bureau (CIB), and his team nabbed Mr.Sie Eng Fa, […]
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