Crackdown on Fraudulent 0-Number ID Cards in Chai Prakan

Thairath•Politics•13h ago

Reader Briefing

Authorities dismantled a fraud network in Chai Prakan District that illegally issued '0-number' identity cards to 5,044 foreigners.

•Deputy Interior Minister Worasit Liangprasit led the announcement of Operation Sayob Phai Chai Prakan on August 26, 2026.
•The fraud involved the illegal issuance of identity cards for persons without registration status (0-number cards) to 5,044 foreigners in Chiang Mai.
•Law enforcement issued 36 arrest warrants and 12 search warrants, involving 35 individuals including state officials and foreigners.
•The Ministry of Interior established the DOPA N.I.C.E. Center to report registration security offenses.

Overview

•On August 26, 2026, Worasit Liangprasit presided over a press conference regarding Operation Sayob Phai Chai Prakan.
•The fraud network illegally processed registration and 0-number cards for 5,044 foreigners in Chai Prakan District between 2016 and 2022.
•Fraudsters intentionally used incomplete fingerprints to bypass central system verification and created false witnesses for house registration.
•Authorities have already revoked 74 illegal registration entries and are processing the revocation for 23 recently arrested individuals.
•Among the 35 involved persons, one state official is charged with malfeasance, and three state officials found complicit will be suspended from service.
•The fraudulent cards were used by foreigners to illegally access labor rights, social security, and bank accounts.
•The Royal Thai Police plan to integrate DOPA data with Immigration Bureau data to identify 0-number card holders who also possess foreign passports.
•The Ministry of Interior launched the DOPA N.I.C.E. Center to monitor and coordinate registration and nationality legal cases.

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Key Quotes

Worasit Liangprasit

"The government is serious about suppressing all forms of crime."

รัฐบาลเอาจริงเอาจังกับการปราบปรามอาชญากรรมในทุกรูปแบบ

Worasit Liangprasit

"Adhere to the principle of straightforward law enforcement; what is wrong is wrong, without discrimination."

ยึดหลักการบังคับใช้กฎหมายอย่างตรงไปตรงมา อะไรผิดก็คือผิด ไม่เลือกปฏิบัติ

Key Entities

Person

Worasit Liangprasit(วรศิษฎ์ เลียงประสิทธิ์)

Deputy Minister of Interior who led the announcement of Operation Sayob Phai Chai Prakan.

Anutin Charnvirakul(อนุทิน ชาญวีรกูล)ℹ️

Prime Minister and Minister of Interior.

Narucha Khosasivilai(นฤชา โฆษาศิวิไลซ์)

Director-General of the Department of Provincial Administration.

Samran Nuanma(สำราญ นวลมา)

Deputy Commissioner-General of the Royal Thai Police.

Siripong Sritula(สิริพงษ์ ศรีตุลา)

Deputy Secretary-General of the Office of Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC).

Rattapol Naradison(รัฐพล นราดิศร)

Governor of Chiang Mai Province.

Sornchai Chuwichean(ศรชัย ชูวิเชียร)

Deputy Secretary-General of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) Region 5.

Krittaphon Yisakhon(กฤตธาพล ยี่สาคร)

Commissioner of Provincial Police Region 5.

Noppasin Poolsawat(นพศิลป์ พูลสวัสดิ์)

Commissioner attached to the Office of the Commissioner-General of the Royal Thai Police.

Somchai Tichai(สมชาย ติไชย)

Director of the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) Regional Office 5.

Organization

Ministry of Interior(กระทรวงมหาดไทย)ℹ️

The ministry overseeing the crackdown on registration security threats.

Department of Provincial Administration(กรมการปกครอง)ℹ️

The agency responsible for civil registration and establishing the DOPA N.I.C.E. Center.

Royal Thai Police(สำนักงานตำรวจแห่งชาติ)ℹ️

The national police force coordinating the arrests and data integration.

Office of Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission(สำนักงาน ป.ป.ท.)

A partner agency in the operation to suppress registration fraud.

National Anti-Corruption Commission(สำนักงาน ป.ป.ช.)

The agency that collaborated with the Chai Prakan crime prevention unit to investigate fraud.

Department of Special Investigation Regional Office 5(ศูนย์ปฏิบัติการคดีพิเศษเขตพื้นที่ 5)

A special investigation unit involved in the joint press conference.

Immigration Bureau(สำนักงานตรวจคนเข้าเมือง)

The agency whose passport data will be linked with DOPA data to filter fraud.

DOPA N.I.C.E. Center(ศูนย์ต่อต้านภัยความมั่นคงทางทะเบียน)

A center established to receive tips and coordinate registration and nationality legal cases.

Place

Chai Prakan District(อำเภอไชยปราการ)ℹ️

The specific area in Chiang Mai where the registration fraud occurred.

Chiang Mai Province(จังหวัดเชียงใหม่)ℹ️

The province where the fraud network operated.