Chinese Call Centre Gang Arrested in Nonthaburi

Police in Region 1 have arrested 14 Chinese nationals believed to be members of a call centre gang who fled Cambodia and were hiding in a hotel in the Ngamwongwan area of Nonthaburi. Officers seized 52 mobile phones and SIM cards during the raid and charged the suspects with entering and residing in the kingdom without permission. The group had reportedly been preparing to travel onward to a third country.

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The arrests took place at 13:30 on 2 March 2026 at a hotel in Soi Ngamwongwan 19, Bangkhen Subdistrict, Mueang Nonthaburi District. The operation was led by Pol. Maj. Gen. Worachat Saenkham, Commander of Region 1 Investigation Division, and Pol. Col. Poonsuk Techapradserthorn, Chief of Investigation Division 1, Region 1. They coordinated with immigration officers including Pol. Col. Phatthongthiw Damapong, Chief of Immigration Police in Nonthaburi, Pol. Col. Suriya Puangsombat, Chief of Investigation Division, Immigration Bureau 3, and Pol. Lt. Col. Sukrit Meebamrung, Deputy Chief of Immigration Police in Nonthaburi.

Police intelligence indicated that several Chinese individuals had rented rooms at the hotel. Upon investigation, officers found 14 Chinese men occupying seven rooms on the fourth floor, where they had been staying since the night of 1 March 2026. The suspects were taken to the Nonthaburi Immigration Office for questioning.

Through an interpreter, the men stated they had hired three vehicles via a ride-hailing application to travel to the hotel. They rented seven rooms before police carried out the raid. Authorities confirmed that 52 mobile phones and SIM cards were seized during the operation.

Following interrogation, the suspects were formally charged with entering and residing in the kingdom without permission. They were handed over to Rattanathibet Police Station in Nonthaburi Province for further legal proceedings.

ThaiRath reported that inquiries indicate that the group had been part of a Chinese call centre gang operating in Cambodia. After fighting along the Thai-Cambodian border, they allegedly fled through natural border crossings into Thailand. Police believe they intended to continue their journey to a third country.

Picture courtesy of ThaiRath

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Adapted by ASEAN Now Thairath 4 Mar 2026