Four Chinese nationals wanted over an alleged document fraud case involving more than 18 million yuan in Wuhan have been arrested in Chon Buri after allegedly fleeing to Thailand and hiding using retirement visas.
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Police from the Crime Suppression Division and Immigration Bureau arrested Chen, 55, Yuan, 54, Fei, 51, and Luo, 54, on 29 May. The suspects were detained under the Immigration Act on grounds they were believed to pose a threat to public safety and national security.
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The operation followed coordination between the Lancang-Mekong Law Enforcement Cooperation Centre and the transnational crime suppression centre of the Central Investigation Bureau. Chinese authorities had requested assistance in tracking down the four suspects, who were wanted by the Wuhan Public Security Bureau on charges of fraud involving forged documents.
Investigators said the group was linked to a company contracted to carry out demolition and urban landscape restoration projects in Wuhan. Authorities allege the suspects falsified documents and information to fraudulently obtain compensation payments linked to demolition and land expropriation projects.
Police said the group used the names and bank accounts of other people to receive compensation payments from Wuhan New City Land Management Company. The alleged fraud caused damages exceeding 18 million yuan.
Thai investigators later discovered the suspects had entered Thailand and were hiding in the country using retirement visas as cover. Officers traced the group to a house in a residential estate in the Huay Yai area of Bang Lamung district, Chon Buri.
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After gathering evidence, officers obtained a search warrant from Pattaya Provincial Court before raiding the property. Chen, Yuan and Fei were arrested at the house, while Luo was later detained at Suvarnabhumi Airport.
The operation was ordered by Pol Lt Gen Nattasak Chawnasai, commissioner of the Central Investigation Bureau. Senior officers involved included Pol Maj Gen Theerachart Theerachartthamrong, commander of the Crime Suppression Division, and officers from the Immigration Bureau investigation unit.
Amarin reported that authorities said the suspects were classified as prohibited persons under Section 12(7) of the Immigration Act BE 2522 because they were subject to foreign arrest warrants and considered a potential threat to society. The four suspects have been transferred to the detention facility of Immigration Division 3 pending extradition proceedings and their return to China for further legal action.
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Adapted by ASEAN Now Amarin 30 May 2026