On January 7th, 2025, Lopburi highway police launched the “Shark Strike” operation, capturing 58 Myanmar nationals who had illegally entered Thailand. Drivers Flee After Deadly Crash Smuggling 30 Migrants in Kanchanaburi The arrests took place in Sarabodhi district, where authorities intercepted a pickup truck and two vans used to transport the migrants. Full story: tpnnational.com […]
The Kamala Police told the Phuket Express that earlier this week while they were patrolling in Kamala, they saw a foreign man riding a motorbike looking suspicious. He was asked to stop before police searched him. In Thailand, notes The Phuket Express, these random searches are legal, unlike many western countries. Alleged Nigerian Drug Dealer […]
Four Chinese men have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a call centre scam network during police raids on eight locations in Bangkok on Friday. Six Chinese nationals arrested for operating a call centre in Bangkok Pol Maj Gen Theeradej Thamsuthee, chief of investigation at the Metropolitan Police Bureau (MPB), led a team of […]
Thai police have arrested six Chinese nationals and seized 100 computers, 286 SIM boxes and 300,000 SIM cards in a crackdown on a Chinese-run call centre gang, operating from a condominium in the Rama 9 area of Bangkok. Chinese-run call centre uses SIP trunk solution to dupe potential victims Officers from the Immigration Bureau, the […]
Authorities in Surat Thani Province announced the arrest of a transnational drug syndicate on Koh Phangan, implicating foreign nationals in drug trafficking and money laundering through nominee companies in real estate. Nigerian arrested in Koh Phangan island for selling cocaine, overstay The operation resulted in the arrests of three suspects: Federico Carlo Eugenio Pistolesi, an […]
Twelve Thai and foreign beggars were arrested during a police operation to purge Bangkok of beggars on Thursday night. One Thai beggar was found to be carrying more than 300,000 baht in cash and to have about one million baht in her bank account. Tourist Police and Pattaya Police Arrest Foreign Beggar Gang, Plan to […]
On December 11, 2024, Thai Tourist Police arrested a 21-year-old Nigerian national, referred to as Mr. John, in Bangkok’s Pathum Wan district, near Thephasadin Stadium. The arrest was made following an investigation into allegations that he was offering sexual services through an online platform. Thai Police Bust International Sex Creator Ring Mr. John reportedly charged […]
Phuket Immigration told the Phuket Express that on Monday (December 9th) at 1:00 P.M. they arrested two male Afghans at the international departure terminal in the airport. They presented two fake Kazakhstan passports to officers. Serbian Woman Arrested at Phuket Airport with Fake Passport They were taken to the Sakoo Police Station to face charges […]
