A POLICE raid on a call centre den located at two adjoining shops in Pattaya led to the discovery of SIM boxes hidden in the drop ceiling of a room there with scammers now being hunted, Naewna newspaper said this evening (Oct. 27). At 5 p.m. a team from Provincial Police Region 2, Pattaya
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Israeli ‘Avengers’ gang member nabbed at Koh Samui
AN Israeli man who is said to be a high-ranking member of the “Avengers” gang and has committed numerous crimes in his home country was arrested at a Koh Samui luxury villa with details of three of his accomplices hiding out with him sent to Israel for background checks, Amarin TV said today (May
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 moreAnother Thai man tortured to death at Poipet
A NON-GOVERNMENT Organisation revealed today (Nov. 23) that another Thai man has died in Poipet, Cambodia, after being tortured and electrocuted and it is uncertain whether his body will be recovered, Amarin TV said. The Immanuel Foundation Thailand said in a Facebook post that information about the death of Mr. Narong Kam, also known
Read moreMP guarantees Thammanat not involved with call centre gang
AN MP of Klatham Party, which is a partner of the Bhumjaithai-led coalition government, this evening (Oct. 16) guaranteed that his camp’s de facto boss, Deputy Prime Minister-cum-Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Thammanat Prompao, was not involved with a call centre gang, PPTVHD 36 said. Mr. Pai Lik, who is both a Klatham MP and
Read moreMove to arrest casino owner not aimed at hitting Cambodia: Minister
JUSTICE Minister Thawee Sodsong denied the issuing of an arrest warrant for Mr. Kok An, a Cambodian national who is close to Senate President Hun Sen and is the owner of Crown Casino Resort network, is aimed at retaliating against the neighbouring country amid ongoing border tension, Amarin TV said today (July 8). The
Read moreIndian gang nabbed on charges kidnapping fellow countrymen for big ransom
THAI police rescued three Indian men who had been kidnapped by six other Indian men as well as a Pakistani man with a ransom of 2.5 million rupees (approximately 900,000 baht) demanded for the release of one of them, Amarin TV said this evening (April 18). At 1 p.m. today, Pol. Lt. Gen. Sayam Boonsom,
Read moreCyber police round up Taiwanese grey capital gang in Phuket
A GANG of Taiwanese grey capitalists who had set up an online system to quickly transfer money for illegal gambling website owners was arrested in Phuket, Naewna newspaper said late tonight (Feb. 11). Pol. Lt. Gen. Trirong Phiwpaen, head of the Technology Crime Suppression Division, said their operation, “Hunting Down the Island, Breaking Up
Read morePolice bust foreign drug gang on Koh Phangan
POLICE broke up a foreign drug gang that has been selling narcotics to tourists on Koh Phangan for almost two years with turnover reaching over 71 million baht and are moving to revoke their visas and deport the suspects as well as permanently blacklist them, MNG Online said today (Dec. 20). This major operation
Read morePattaya police swoop on Chinese-Korean call centre gang selling fake products
A RAID on two luxury pool villas in Pattaya led to the arrest of 13 Chinese and Korean suspects on charges of running a call centre operation scamming people by selling fake products and package tours, TV Channel 7 said this evening (Dec. 13). Pol. Maj. Gen. Thawatchai Jindakhonsong, commander of Chonburi provincial police,
Read morePolice hunting down ‘foreign gang’ flouting the law
POLICE quickly moved to hunt down a “foreign gang” after they posted a video online flouting the law with Immigration police too warned that those who are lax or take bribes will be punished, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (Nov. 22). National Police Chief Pol. Gen. Kittirat Panphet told Deputy National Police Chief Pol.
Read moreTwo Swedish men wanted on fraud charges arrested in Pattaya
TWO SWEDISH men wanted in their home country for allegedly running a call centre gang that scammed over 50 million baht were arrested in Pattaya for overstaying, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (Oct. 29). Upon being tipped off that Swedish men who allegedly ran a call centre gang were hiding in Bang Lamung district
Read moreChinese loan shark gang busted in Pattaya
PATTAYA police raided three luxury houses and rounded up approximately 20 Chinese loan sharks lending money to people in their homeland and also operating online gambling websites, TV Channel 7 said late afternoon today (Oct. 3). Pol. Lt. Gen. Chatchai Surachetphong, deputy commander of Provincial Police Region 2, and Pol. Col. Nawin Thirawit, superintendent
Read moreThai police help FBI in smashing global cyber crime gang
WITH the arrest of a global cyber crime gang’s mastermind in Singapore, Thai police coordinated with the FBI in seizing over a billion baht worth of their assets in Thailand, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (June 1). Mr. Mike Chai, FBI attache in Thailand, had asked the Attorney General’s Office to help smash this
Read morePoliceman, pregnant wife shot dead by oil smuggling gang
A POLICEMAN and his six-month pregnant wife were shot dead while trying to arrest members of an oil smuggling gang with two later rounded up while the third one is being chased, Amarin TV said this morning (May 13). Pol. Sgt. Maj. Sakon Banlu, 43, head of a platoon at Amnat Charoen provincial police,
Read more2 more held in extorting cash from Chinese visitors
POLICE have arrested two more suspects on charges of extorting US$65,000, or approximately 2.5 million baht, from five Chinese nationals who were rounded up from their hotel rooms in Din Daeng district with the help of two corrupt policemen and so far seven out of 10 gang members have been apprehended, Thai Rath and
Read moreAustralian Hell’s Angels gang leader arrested in Thailand
IMMIGRATION Police arrested an Australian man said to be the leader of Hell’s Angels gang in his country and wanted there for a string of drug and firearm charges after he used an Italian man’s passport to enter the country, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (Dec. 6). Pol.Lt.Gen.Itthiphon Itthisanronnachai, commander of Immigration Police, and
Read moreThai police, DEA bust Nigerian drug gang
THAI narcotics police together with a US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) official in Thailand smashed a Nigerian drug trafficking ring based here with four Nigerians and an Ivory Coast national as well as three Thai women being arrested, Amarin TV said this afternoon (Oct. 22). In mounting Operation Mouse Hunt altogether 17 locations in
Read moreThai police, FBI swoop on call centre gang targeting Americans
A JOINT operation by the Thai police and US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Secret Service smashed a call centre gang operating from Thailand that has defrauded American citizens out of over US$3 billion, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (Mar. 21). National Police Chief Pol. Gen. Damrongsak Kittipraphat together with Pol. Gen. Torsak
Read moreChinese gang nabbed for livestreaming porn show in Pattaya
A PATTAYA and Immigration police team raided a condo at this seaside city and rounded up a Chinese gang that was livestreaming a porn show to their Chinese members around the world, TV Channel 7 said this afternoon (Dec. 11). Pol. Col. Kulchat Kulchai, superintendent of Pattaya police station, led a team of police
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