Thai crackdown snares Chinese fraudsters: Couple arrested for 1.5 billion baht cross-border scam

[webfact]

 

A significant crackdown on foreign criminals in Thailand has led to the arrest of a Chinese couple implicated in fraudulent investment activities in their homeland, China. According to the Immigration Bureau (IB), the couple’s fraudulent activities reportedly caused financial damage exceeding 1.5 billion baht.

 

The Bureau Commissioner, Police Lieutenant General Pakphumpipat Sajjapan, announced the arrests during a briefing yesterday. He disclosed that a request for the arrest came directly from Chinese authorities who had reason to believe that the couple sought refuge in Thailand after swindling their victims of a staggering 1.5 billion baht.

 

The authorities successfully traced the Chinese couple to a hotel in Pattaya, where their visas were subsequently revoked before being handed over for further action. Pol. Lt. Gen. Pakphumpipat Sajjapan affirmed that this is part of their ongoing efforts to clamp down on foreign criminals who flee to Thailand.

 

by Mitch Connor

Image via Bangkok Post

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/chinese-couple-arrested-in-thailand-over-1-5-billion-baht-fraud

 

-- The Thaiger 2023-08-30

 

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[ExpatOilWorker]

13 minutes ago, webfact said:

where their visas were subsequently revoked before being handed over for further action.

Which is polive code for: Steal as much as possible from the scammers, before they are sent back to China ????????. 

No need for an official extradition or check if they will get the death sentence in China. Mai pen rai.

[Liverpool Lou]

57 minutes ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

No need for an official extradition or check if they will get the death sentence in China.

For what reason would extradition, as opposed to deportation, be required for the scammers?

[Jenkins9039]

1 hour ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

Which is polive code for: Steal as much as possible from the scammers, before they are sent back to China ????????. 

No need for an official extradition or check if they will get the death sentence in China. Mai pen rai.

Good point, theres a international rules based process for extradition, it appears Thailand is following the UAE process of simply deporting people (into a plane with handcuffs on) .

[hotchilli]

Seems only the criminals can afford to come here.

[BarraMarra]

Quality Chinese Tourists welcomed into the Kingdom.

[placnx]

3 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

For what reason would extradition, as opposed to deportation, be required for the scammers?

An extradition proceeding might reveal a situation where the accusation was a sham to go after an "errant" human rights activist.

[Liverpool Lou]

1 minute ago, placnx said:

3 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

For what reason would extradition, as opposed to deportation, be required for the scammers?

An extradition proceeding might reveal a situation where the accusation was a sham to go after an "errant" human rights activist.

They had their visas revoked, so what?     They were B1.5bn scammers, not human rights activists!

[StayinThailand2much]

3 hours ago, BarraMarra said:

Quality Chinese Tourists welcomed into the Kingdom.

Damn. Billionaires; exactly the kind of tourists Thailand is vying for. If it hadn't been for the overlord party poopers who wanted them back...

Edited August 30, 2023 by StayinThailand2much

[ExpatOilWorker]

17 hours ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

Which is police code for: Steal as much as possible from the scammers, before they are sent back to China ????????. 

No need for an official extradition or check if they will get the death sentence in China. Mai pen rai.

Bingo!