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Thai Police dismantle scammer smuggling ring to Malaysia

Thai Police dismantle scammer smuggling ring to Malaysia

MGR Online•Society•47m ago

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Thai Highway Police arrested 26 suspects involved in transporting Chinese and Taiwanese scammers from Cambodia through Thailand to Malaysia.

  • •26 suspects were arrested between February and September 2026, including 6 Thais, 19 Chinese, and 1 Taiwanese.
  • •Police seized over 150 mobile phones used for online fraud and 6 private cars.
  • •The operation was conducted by Highway Police under the direction of the Anti-Cyber Crime Center (ACSC).
  • •The smuggling route involves moving individuals from neighboring countries through Thailand's main roads to Southern Thailand and then to Malaysia.

Overview

  • •Between February and September 2026, Thai Highway Police arrested 26 suspects involved in a transnational scammer smuggling operation.
  • •Police seized over 150 mobile phones used for online fraud and 6 private cars used in the transport.
  • •The network transported Chinese and Taiwanese scammers moving bases from Cambodia through Thailand to Malaysia.
  • •Pol. Lt. Col. Kla Sombatpibul stated that moving bases is a criminal business strategy to "reset evidence" to avoid investigation and arrest.
  • •The arrested suspects include 6 Thai nationals, 19 Chinese nationals, and 1 Taiwanese national.
  • •Pol. Lt. Col. Kla Sombatpibul warned Thai drivers hired for transport that they may be prosecuted as participants in a transnational criminal organization.
  • •Authorities are currently expanding the investigation to track and arrest all related members of the network.

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Key Quotes

Pol. Lt. Col. Kla Sombatpibul
"Do not think of it as just general hired driving, because when the behaviors are combined, it is clearly a criminal organization."
อย่าคิดเป็นเพียงแค่การรับจ้างขับรถทั่วไป เพราะเมื่อนำพฤติการณ์มารวมกันจะเห็นได้ชัดว่าเป็นองค์กรอาชญากรรม

Key Entities

Organization

Highway Police(ตำรวจทางหลวง)ℹ️
The police unit that dismantled the scammer smuggling operation and conducted the arrests.
Central Investigation Bureau(กองบัญชาการตำรวจสอบสวนกลาง)ℹ️
The agency under which the operation's results were announced.
Anti-Cyber Crime Center(ศูนย์ต่อต้านการฉ้อโกงออนไลน์)
The center (ACSC) that directed the Highway Police to monitor and intercept the scammer network.

Person

Pol. Lt. Gen. Natthasak Chaowanasai(พล.ต.ท.ณัฐศักดิ์ เชาวนาศัย)
Commissioner of the Central Investigation Bureau.
Pol. Maj. Gen. Pornsak Laorujiralai(พล.ต.ต.พรศักดิ์ เลารุจิราลัย)
Commander of the Highway Police.
Pol. Col. Man Maenyem(พ.ต.อ.แมน แม่นแย้ม)
Deputy Commander of the Highway Police.
Pol. Col. Phakapol Suchon(พ.ต.อ.ภคพล สุชล)
Superintendent of Division 2, Highway Police.
Pol. Lt. Col. Kla Sombatpibul(พ.ต.ท.กล้า สมบัติพิบูลย์)
Inspector of Sub-division 4, Division 2, Highway Police.
Pol. Gen. Thana Chu-wong(พล.ต.อ.ธนา ชูวงศ์)
Deputy Commissioner General of the Royal Thai Police and Director of the Police Anti-Cyber Crime Center.
Pol. Lt. Gen. Jirabhop Bhuridej(พล.ต.ท.จิรภพ ภูริเดช)
Assistant Commissioner General of the Royal Thai Police and Deputy Director of the Police Anti-Cyber Crime Center.

Place

Cambodia(กัมพูชา)ℹ️
A neighboring country that served as the original base for the scammers.
Thailand(ไทย)ℹ️
The country used as a transit route for the scammer network.
Malaysia(มาเลเซีย)ℹ️
The destination country where the scammer network was moving its base.
Myanmar(เมียนมา)ℹ️
A neighboring country mentioned as a potential original base for call center networks.
Lao PDR(สปป.ลาว)ℹ️
A neighboring country mentioned as a potential original base for call center networks.