A 33-year-old Chinese man has been arrested in Kanchanaburi for overstaying his permission to remain by 578 days, with immigration investigators later identifying him as the subject of an Interpol Red Notice.
Chinese authorities have confirmed they still want Sun Wen for prosecution in connection with an alleged high-value property fraud case, according to the Immigration Bureau.
Hotel complaint led to overstay arrest
Lt Gen Nopphasil Poonsawat, commissioner of the Immigration Bureau, disclosed the case at Immigration Bureau headquarters at noon on 1 October.
The arrest followed an investigation on 23 September by Kanchanaburi Immigration officers, led by Pol Maj Gen Songprod Sirisuka, commander of Immigration Division 3, together with officers from Si Sawat Police Station.
Officers had received information that Sun Wen, a Chinese national, was causing a disturbance at a hotel in Si Sawat district, Kanchanaburi. Checks found that he had remained in Thailand 578 days beyond the date he was permitted to stay, and he was arrested under immigration law.
A subsequent records check found that he was the subject of an Interpol Red Notice sought by China in an alleged fraud case. Immigration officials said they contacted Chinese authorities through the Foreign Affairs Division and received confirmation that China continued to seek him.
The Red Notice requests that he be located and arrested with a view to extradition.
Alleged property fraud worth millions
Information in the Red Notice alleges that Sun Wen was involved in a network using forged documents to transfer ownership of property before mortgaging it to obtain loans.
The network is accused of mortgaging six properties worth around 100 million yuan in total, then fraudulently obtaining more than 44 million yuan in loans, or about 200 million baht. Sun Wen was said to have received more than 30 million yuan in benefits before leaving China for Thailand on 16 August 2024.
Lt Gen Nopphasil said that, from 1 October 2025 to the present, immigration authorities had refused entry to 81,000 foreign nationals deemed prohibited under Section 12 of the Immigration Act - an average of almost 7,000 people a month.
He said the policy, ordered by national police chief Pol Gen Samran Nuanma, was to strengthen screening and investigate foreign nationals suspected of offences, outstanding warrants or links to cross-border crime.
Officials said the public can report suspicious individuals or behaviour to police or immigration officers.
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