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6 foreigners held in 4 cases
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 03/12/2025
» Immigration police have arrested six foreign nationals in four separate cases linked to financial fraud, human trafficking and narcotics offences, according to Pol Maj Gen Panthana Nuchanart, deputy commissioner of the Immigration Bureau.
Raid nets 15 foreigners at Bangkok crypto scam site
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 15/11/2025
» Fifteen foreigners were apprehended when police raided a building off Soi Nuanchan in Bangkok, where they were seen using a website designed to lure victims into fraudulent cryptocurrency trading schemes.
Thai immigration refutes reports 11 South Koreans abducted
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 29/10/2025
» The Immigration Bureau has refuted reports by South Korean media that 11 South Korean nationals were abducted in Thailand, confirming that seven had already returned to South Korea and the four others never entered the kingdom.
Slain model not ‘forced’ to go to Myanmar, Thai officials say
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 21/10/2025
» Thailand’s Immigration Bureau has denied reports that a Belarusian model who travelled to Bangkok for work was “forced” to go to Myanmar, where she was reportedly killed by a scam gang who then sold her organs on the black market.
Accused scammers who targeted Australians remanded in custody
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 18/06/2025
» Thirteen foreign nationals accused of running a scam call centre in Thailand that targeted Australians have been remanded in custody after appearing in the Criminal Court in Bangkok on Wednesday.
Scam gang targeting Australians busted in Thailand
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 17/06/2025
» Thai police have arrested 13 foreign nationals accused of running a call centre scam that defrauded Australian nationals out of about 32 million baht over the past year.
15-year scam operation ends as DSI raids 11 sites
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 31/05/2025
» The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has busted an international scam ring that has been operating out of Thailand for over 15 years, conning victims in various parts of the world.
Elderly abbot accused of B300m embezzlement
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 15/05/2025
» A 70-year-old abbot accused of embezzling 300 million baht from a famous Buddhist temple and using it for gambling turned himself in to police in Bangkok on Thursday, just as they were about to seek a warrant for his arrest.
Envoys enlisted to sift victims
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 14/02/2025
» International embassies in Bangkok are being invited to a meeting at the Royal Thai Police (RTP) to discuss how it is identifying victims of human trafficking among a group of at least 260 foreigners rescued recently from Thailand's neighbouring countries.
Senior policemen in Tak shunted over scam suspicions
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 11/02/2025
» Two senior Thai police officers well known in the border areas of Tak province have been transferred to Bangkok, pending further investigations into possible links with gambling activities and human trafficking in Myanmar.