Chinese Woman Arrested at Airport Over Loan Fraud Case

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Economic crime police have arrested a Chinese woman accused of defrauding a car loan company out of more than 2.6 million baht, intercepting her at Suvarnabhumi Airport as she attempted to leave the country.

On 14 August, officers from the Economic Crime Suppression Division (ECD), acting on the orders of CIB Commissioner Pol Lt Gen Jiraphop Phuridech, detained 65-year-old Ms Xuwu under a Criminal Court warrant issued on 23 July 2025.

The charges include dishonestly removing or disposing of property used as loan collateral.

According to police, on 27 March Ms Xuwu used a white Mercedes-Benz GLS 350d as collateral to secure a loan from a vehicle finance company. The company registered the vehicle under the Business Collateral Act. However, when payment became due, she failed to make the instalments and the company was unable to repossess the car. The loss was 2,667,674 baht.

An investigation revealed she had planned to flee Thailand in August. Police coordinated with Immigration Bureau officers to monitor departure checkpoints and spotted her at the outbound passport control area on the fourth floor of Suvarnabhumi Airport. She was taken into custody before boarding her flight and handed over to ECD investigators for legal proceedings.

Police said the arrest prevented the suspect from evading prosecution and underscored their commitment to pursuing economic crime offenders attempting to leave the country.

  Adapted by Asean Now from Naewna 2025-08-15