Picture courtesy of Amarin

 

Border troops have seized almost 400 mobile phone SIM cards from a sugarcane field in Sa Kaeo province, in a suspected link to an online crime network.

 

The discovery came after local residents reported a suspicious package abandoned in a field in Ban Nong Ean, Tha Kham Subdistrict, Aranyaprathet district, on 19 August.

 

At around 19:00, forces from the Burapha Task Force, Aranyaprathet Special Task Unit, and Border Patrol Troop 1304 attended the scene. Officers found multiple packages, including three cardboard boxes and four sacks, weighing more than 300 kilograms in total. No one was present to claim the parcels, so the items were taken back for detailed examination at the troop headquarters.

 

Inspection revealed 395 AIS mobile SIM cards, 93 items of clothing, 300 cosmetics products, a coffee machine and a fruit blender.

 

Authorities suspect the SIM cards were intended for illegal purposes, potentially to support online scams, call centre operations, or “mule” bank accounts used for financial fraud.

 

All items were confiscated for further investigation as officers work to identify those responsible and determine whether the network has links to transnational criminal organisations.

 

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from Amarin 2025-08-21

 

 

 

How the heck can 395 sim cards be in one place? But, it will be easy to find who is behind them as they must take ID and register with real name. Or Not? 😂