BANGKOK — A 25-year-old Chinese man, Mr. Cao, denied accusations of involvement with equipment believed to be used by call center gangs to scam victims after being arrested by police from the Economic Crime Suppression Division in Bangkok. He claimed he had only recently arrived in Thailand.
This case stems from June to September this year, when the police intensified efforts to intercept smuggled Starlink satellite internet receivers and transmitters, SIM cards, and various electronic devices often used by call center and online gambling networks to defraud people. They managed to seize 86 Starlink devices and over 30,000 SIM cards.
Further investigation revealed another attempt to smuggle such equipment, with parcels to be delivered to a room in Bangkok. Tracing led to the target room and Cao’s arrest.
Cao stated that his brother-in-law, Mr. Ma, a Chinese national who runs an international parcel delivery shop in Phuket, asked him to stay in the room to look after it and receive various parcels, including arranging deliveries to customers as instructed. He claimed no knowledge of the contents of the boxes.
The police did not believe his statement and handed him over to investigators, charging him with “concealing, selling goods imported into the Kingdom without going through customs procedures.”
Officials also seized 10 Starlink satellite internet receivers and transmitters on Pracharat Bamphen Road, Huai Khwang District, Bangkok.
