BANGKOK — A third key suspect in a major Chinese scammer network operation was arrested on Tuesday, following the recent capture of two kingpins who had fled from a 25-story building in Cambodia’s Poipet to hide in Bangkok.
On February 18, over 50 officers from the Police Cyber Taskforce (PCT) and Metropolitan Police raided Luckking Co., Ltd. in Sermsap Building on Ratchadaphisek Road, Huai Khwang district. The company allegedly operated a fraudulent prize scheme to deceive people into transferring money.
While staff had apparently fled before the raid, police seized several pieces of evidence, including prize game equipment, prize wheels, golden eggs used for draws, three external hard drives, and a safe.
Police Major General Noppasilp Poolsawat, Deputy Metropolitan Police Commissioner, revealed that this operation followed the February 6 arrest of two Chinese nationals – Mr. Ye Wanyou, 29, and Mr. Li Weijie, 30 – in a luxury village on Ratchadaphisek Road. Assets worth approximately 15 million baht were seized, along with 2,477,294.91 USDT (around 84 million baht) in frozen funds.
Evidence showed the suspects were involved in human trafficking through Mae Sot, Tak province. Their phones revealed they administered backend systems used in the scam operations, leading to the discovery of their “termite nest” in Thailand.
The three Chinese bosses established Luckking in Thailand using Thai nominees. The company’s front was a gaming platform offering iPhone 16 prizes, promoted through TikTok. However, its true purpose was stealing personal information from contestants’ ID cards, with over 88,000 individuals’ data reportedly compromised.
Police Major General Theeradej Thammasutee, Deputy Metropolitan Police Commissioner, directed PCT officers and Sutthisan Police to arrest the third suspect, Mr. Zhang Hongxiang, at a prominent Huai Khwang condominium. Security footage showed Zhang collecting items from the office on February 7. He faces charges of overstaying his visa and public fraud.
CCTV footage revealed the three Chinese bosses meeting with Thai employees to develop fraudulent scripts. The operation reportedly victimized 85 people nationwide, causing damages of 55 million baht. Police are working to return some assets to victims while pursuing 13 named employees for questioning.
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