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Thai Authorities Smash '0' ID Card Trafficking Network

Thai Authorities Smash '0' ID Card Trafficking Network

Matichon•General•51m ago

Reader Briefing

Thai authorities launched Operation 'Sak Fok Fang' to dismantle a network illegally selling '0' ID cards linked to Chinese gray networks.

  • •Operation 'Sak Fok Fang' involved searches at 43 locations and the issuance of 79 arrest warrants.
  • •The network allegedly sold '0' ID cards for 120,000 baht each with a 25% deposit.
  • •The operation targeted state officials, house owners/guarantors, and foreign nationals in Fang District, Chiang Mai.
  • •The investigation began after a DNA test during Operation 'Pheuy Ngao Nuea' on October 9, 2026, revealed birth certificate fraud.

Overview

  • •On October 9, 2026, immigration officers at Don Mueang Airport discovered birth certificate irregularities involving a 12-year-old boy during Operation 'Pheuy Ngao Nuea'.
  • •DNA tests revealed that Yi Long and Jin Gui were the biological parents of a child, despite a Thai man being listed as the father on the birth certificate.
  • •On November 13, Worasit Liangprasit and other officials launched Operation 'Sak Fok Fang', conducting searches at 43 points and issuing 79 arrest warrants.
  • •Authorities arrested 1 state official, 34 house owners or guarantors, and 8 foreign nationals.
  • •Kittiphong, an assistant local registrar of Wiang Fang, was found to have signed registrations for 130 people, with 33 cases suspected of being unlawful.
  • •The network is linked to Yi Long Sae Tang and Sun Mingchen (Ming C4), the latter of whom was previously arrested on May 15, 2026, during Operation 'Pheuy Ngao Mangkon'.
  • •The Royal Thai Police confirmed efforts to close loopholes in the civil registration system to prevent transnational crime and identity theft.
  • •The Royal Thai Police stated that foreign nationals must use legal channels for residence, work, or nationality, and false documents or nominees will not be tolerated.

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Key Entities

Person

Worasit Liangprasit(วรศิษฎ์ เลียงประสิทธิ์)
Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Interior.
Samran Nualma(สำราญ นวลมา)
Commissioner General of the Royal Thai Police.
Noppasil Poonsawat(นพศิลป์ พูลสวัสดิ์)
Commissioner of the Immigration Bureau.
Prachya Prasansuk(ปรัชญา ประสานสุข)
Commissioner of Provincial Police Region 5.
Decho Sosuwannakul(เดโช โสสุวรรณากุล)
Commander of Immigration Division 5.
Jin Gui(จินกุ้ย)
A Chinese national and biological mother of a 12-year-old boy involved in the initial investigation.
Yi Long(อี้หลง)ℹ️
A 50-year-old biological father of a 12-year-old boy and shareholder in a company with Ming C4.
Yi Long Sae Tang(อี้หลง แซ่ตั้ง)
A person linked to false registration records in Fang District, Chiang Mai.
Sun Mingchen(ซุน หมิงเฉิน)
Also known as Ming C4, a person previously arrested for weapons offenses and registration fraud.
Ming C4(หมิง C4)
An alias for Sun Mingchen.
Kittiphong(กิตติพงษ์)
Assistant local registrar of Wiang Fang who signed 130 registrations, 33 of which were suspected as unlawful.

Organization

Department of Provincial Administration(กรมการปกครอง)ℹ️
A government department that collaborated in Operation 'Sak Fok Fang'.
AMLO(ปปง .)ℹ️
An agency involved in the joint operation to dismantle the registration fraud network.
PACC(ปปท.)ℹ️
An agency involved in the joint operation to dismantle the registration fraud network.
Royal Thai Police(สำนักงานตำรวจแห่งชาติ)ℹ️
The national police force leading the crackdown on registration fraud.
DOPA N.I.C.E.
A working group from the Department of Provincial Administration that checked '0' ID cards.

Place

Fang District(อำเภอฝาง)ℹ️
The location in Chiang Mai province where false registrations were processed.
Chiang Mai(เชียงใหม่)ℹ️
The province where Fang District is located.