suspected to be a larger group just deported after being detained in a border community in Cambodia.
PUBLISHED: 15 Mar 2025 at 17: 52
15 Thai nationals who were just repatriated from Poipet in Cambodia for allegedly organizing virtual gambling activities have been granted arrest permits.
According to Pol Lt. Gen Trairong Phiewphan, head of the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB ), 119 Thais were detained and sent to Thailand for further investigation last month when the Cambodian government began its crackdown on scammers in the border town.
93 have been accused of being involved in a transnational criminal organization, engaging in illegal activities, being a fraudster, and entering false or misleading information into a machine system that may damage the general public.
On their return to Thailand, seven people were detained by Provincial Police Region 2 officials on separate charges. Four of the 19 people who were still present are aged 17; 15 others were involved in online gaming and gradually faced charges. Five people have been detained so much.
The 15 suspects participated in life gambling sessions that were being aired on a Line chat group targeted Thais, according to Pol Lt Gen Trairong, on Saturday, using props like a nodding doll to warn users of continuous exist streams.
The research is a part of the CCIB’s continued crackdown on illegal online activity. Four suspects have recently been detained for call center fraud, including investment fraud and virtual shopping fraud.
In one instance, a person who posed as a Department of Special Investigations swindled persons into installing software that hacked into bank accounts and robbed them of more than 1 million baht. Other types of gambling and forgery were also outlawed online.
Thailand, according to Royal Thai Police inspector general Pol Gen Thatchai Pitaneelaboot, thanked the Thai government for the imprisonment of the 119 Thais in Poipet.
On March 13 and 14, Pol Gen Thatchai coordinated with the Cambodians to bring charges against the defendants in Cambodia.
He claimed that Thai con artists frequently targeted Thai subjects. When detained, they may claim playing a role in the con artists ‘ schemes, alleging that they had been duped into the company.
Some were thus simply accused of entering Cambodia without authorization. He claimed that these flaws have made it easier for cybercriminals to thrive and become more aggressive in recent years.