Sak Fok Fang Operation Smashes Zero-Head Card Ring

MGR Online•Society•28m ago

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Thai authorities launched the 'Sak Fok Fang' operation to dismantle a fraudulent registration ring involving the sale of 'Zero-head' identification cards linked to a Chinese grey network.

•The 'Sak Fok Fang' operation resulted in 79 arrest warrants and the apprehension of 43 individuals, including one state official, 34 householders/guarantors, and 8 foreigners.
•The ring is linked to Yi Long Sae-Tang and Sun Mingchen (Ming C4), who are associated with the 'Chinese grey' network.
•The investigation began after a DNA test on October 9, 2026, revealed a discrepancy in a 12-year-old child's birth certificate.
•Fraudulent activities focused on the issuance of 'Zero-head' (white) cards for people without registration status in Fang District, Chiang Mai.

Overview

•On October 9, 2026, immigration officers at Don Mueang Airport discovered a 12-year-old boy with a birth certificate identifying a Thai man as the father, despite DNA proving Yi Long and Jin Gui were the biological parents.
•Investigation of application chats revealed 'Zero-head' cards were being sold for 120,000 baht with a 25% deposit, processed in Fang District with delivery in about 6 months.
•Yi Long Sae-Tang was found to be a shareholder in a company with Sun Mingchen (Ming C4), who had been arrested on May 15, 2026, during the 'Pheu Ngao Mangkon' operation.
•The 'Sak Fok Fang' operation involved raids on 43 locations and the issuance of 79 arrest warrants.
•Kittipong, an assistant local registrar in Wiang Fang, signed registration documents for 130 people, 33 of which were found to be suspicious.
•Authorities have arrested 1 state official, 34 householders/guarantors, and 8 foreigners.
•The Royal Thai Police will collaborate with relevant agencies to close loopholes in the civil registration system to prevent transnational crime and identity theft.

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Key Entities

Person

Worasit Liangprasit(วรศิษฎ์ เลียงประสิทธิ์)

Deputy Minister of Interior (MT.4).

Samran Nuanma(สำราญ นวลมา)

Commissioner-General of the Royal Thai Police.

Noppasin Phulsawat(นพศิลป์ พูลสวัสดิ์)

Commissioner of the Immigration Bureau.

Prachya Prasansuk(ปรัชญา ประสานสุข)

Commissioner of Provincial Police Region 5.

Decho Sosuwanakul(เดโช โสสุวรรณากุล)

Commander of Immigration Division 5.

Jin Gui(จินกุ้ย)

A Chinese national and biological mother of a 12-year-old boy.

Yi Long(อี้หลง)ℹ️

A 50-year-old biological father of a 12-year-old boy and a suspect in the registration fraud network.

Yi Long Sae-Tang(อี้หลง แซ่ตั้ง)

A shareholder in a company with Sun Mingchen and a suspect linked to false registration records in Fang District.

Sun Mingchen(ซุน หมิงเฉิน)

Also known as Ming C4, a person arrested on May 15, 2026, for weapons offenses and registration fraud.

Ming C4(หมิง C4)

Alias for Sun Mingchen.

Kittipong(กิตติพงษ์)

Assistant local registrar of Wiang Fang who signed suspicious registration documents for 33 individuals.

Organization

Department of Provincial Administration(กรมการปกครอง)ℹ️

A government agency that collaborated in the 'Sak Fok Fang' operation.

DOPA N.I.C.E.

A working group under the Department of Provincial Administration that inspected registration data.

Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO)(ปปง)

An agency involved in the joint operation against the registration fraud network.

Office of Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC)(ปปท)

An agency involved in the joint operation against the registration fraud network.

Royal Thai Police(สำนักงานตำรวจแห่งชาติ)ℹ️

The national police force coordinating the crackdown on registration fraud.

Immigration Bureau(สำนักงานตรวจคนเข้าเมือง)

The agency that detected the initial fraud at Don Mueang Airport.

Place

Fang District(อ.ฝาง)ℹ️

The location where fraudulent registration records were created.

Chiang Mai Province(จ.เชียงใหม่)ℹ️

The province where Fang District is located.

Don Mueang Airport(สนามบินดอนเมือง)ℹ️

The location where the 'Pheu Ngao Nuea' operation discovery occurred.

Wiang Fang(เวียงฝาง)

The local area where the assistant registrar Kittipong operated.