For having call-center crooks, the owner of the Aranyaprathet hotel was jailed and fined.
PUBLISHED: 22 Feb 2025 at 15: 23
Organizations that support or facilitate these actions will face severe penalties, including fines exceeding 5 million baht, as Thai authorities crack down on international crooks linked to con call centers and people smuggling.
Pol Lt Gen Yingyos Thepchamnong, director of the Provincial Police Region 2, on Saturday announced the” Aran 68 Seal Border” activity, targeting unlawful migrants, fraud areas and international criminals.
Any accommodations discovered accommodation individuals connected to these legal organizations or operating without a license as part of the procedure will be punished, he said.
Additionally, shuttle services or drivers who engage in illegal activities could experience severe penalties, including fines and imprisonment above 5 million baht.
According to Pol Lt Gen Yingyos, Provincial Police Region 2 is pursuing criminals who engage in cross-border crimes and those who provide them with solutions like economic transactions, lodging, and transportation in the border regions of Sa Kaeo, Chanthaburi, and Trat.
A hostel in Sa Kaeo’s Aranyaprathet district was searched on February 17 for animal account staff and housing call centers. The 48-year-old user, operating without a licence, was sentenced to three months in prison and fined a full of 5.52 million baht.
Five owners and two guesthouses with call center personnel being detained and prosecuted have been charged under these criminal charges, according to Pol Lt. Gen. Yingyos. The decisions teach expensive lessons to owners of unlawful hotels and those who keep animal accounts a secret.
He claimed that making for allowances could lead to legal action if they go against the Hotel Act or even the Anti-Money Laundering Act.
Companies were urged not to work with these crooks and to record any suspicious activity to the authorities, according to Pol Lt Gen Yingyos.