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Crime, Courts, Calamity

Bad things happen to good people; good things happen to bad people.

Bangkok Airport Bust: Korean Man Laundered $47M Crypto into Gold

Thai cyber police have arrested a 33-year-old South Korean man at Suvarnabhumi Airport for his alleged role in laundering cryptocurrency into gold bars for international scammers,

Thai Shop Owner “Disappointed” After Japanese Tourists Turn to Theft

A vintage t-shirt shop owner in Nonthaburi province, near Bangkok, has filed a police report after foreign teenage tourists stole a rare Harley Davidson t-shirt valued at 15,000 baht (approximately $465).

Thailand Skips Cambodia in International Anti-Scam Center Over Trust Issues

Police General Thatchai Pitaneelabutr, Inspector General of the Royal Thai Police and head of the International Anti-Scam and Human Trafficking Syndicate Command Center (IAC), made the announcement
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Zimbabwe Man Arrested for Romance Scams Targeting Phuket Women

Tourist police arrested a 37-year-old Zimbabwe national who allegedly used romance scams to defraud multiple Thai women in Phuket before fleeing to the capital, authorities said Friday.

Pattaya Police Hunt for Chinese Men Who Failed Kidnapping Attempt

Thai police are conducting a manhunt for two Chinese men who attempted to kidnap a Thai woman at a pool villa in the early hours of Friday, binding her with cable ties before she escaped and alerted authorities

Russian Tourist Dies Saving Girlfriend from Phuket Waves

A romantic getaway to Phuket turned tragic for a Russian couple when powerful waves swept them out to sea during a midnight swim

Europe-to-Thailand Drug Pipeline Exposed in 4 Vietnamese Arrests

Thai authorities have exposed an international drug trafficking pipeline stretching from Europe to Thailand, arresting four Vietnamese nationals who were operating a sophisticated manufacturing

Korean Man Arrested for Driving Mobile SMS Scam in Bangkok

Cyber police arrested a South Korean national using a False Base Station (FBS) device to drive around Bangkok sending fraudulent SMS messages

Myanmar Transfers 94 Chinese Scammers to China via Thailand

Myanmar security authorities in Myawaddy province transferred 94 Chinese nationals linked to the latest scammer network crackdown to Chinese officials through the Thai border on Tuesday, including 14 high-level leaders

Chinese-Run Beauty Factory Busted in Thailand, 230K Items Seized

Thai authorities raided an unlicensed beauty product manufacturing facility in Chachoengsao province on August 19th, seizing over 230,000 beauty products

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