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Six officials, including district officers and municipal staff, were arrested on January 22 in Chiang Mai’s Chiang Dao district in a major multi-agency crackdown on a network accused of illegally obtaining Thai nationality for foreign nationals linked to Chinese criminal networks. The arrests were made during “Operation Clearing the Fog in Chiang Dao,” led by the Department of Provincial Administration (DOPA) with support from five agencies, including the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB), the Department of Special Investigation (DSI), the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), and the Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC).

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The Civil Court has ordered the temporary seizure and freezing of assets worth approximately 13.07 billion baht in four major cases linked to alleged transnational scam and money-laundering networks, following petitions filed by public prosecutors at the request of the Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO). The proceedings are civil asset forfeiture cases, separate from ongoing criminal investigations by police. The court has not made any determination of criminal guilt.

Thai authorities and international journalists have revealed the scale of a transnational scam compound located just inside Cambodia in the border town of O Smach. The facility was used to defraud thousands of people worldwide while housing thousands of workers under strict, regimented conditions. Thai officials have now fully secured the compound, following damage inflicted during a December 2025 border clash between Thailand and Cambodia.

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Thailand’s Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) has submitted case files involving four major transnational crime and scam network investigations to the Office of the Attorney General, seeking court orders to confiscate assets worth a combined 13.07 billion baht. The files, delivered on Feb 17 to prosecutors at the Special Litigation Office, cover cases linked to alleged fraud, human trafficking, and money laundering operations involving suspects including Kok An, Ben Smith, Yim Leak, and Chen Zhi and their associates.

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Thailand is preparing to host an international seminar on transnational cybercrime, while MPs and police are calling for comprehensive domestic measures to tackle scammers, money laundering, and gray capital. Recommendations include enforcing international and domestic MOUs with clear timelines, establishing 24/7 operational monitoring centers, reforming banking and telecom regulations, defining leadership roles, setting KPIs with public reporting, immediately blocking fraudulent transactions, and holding high-profile figures accountable.

The Constitutional Court of Thailand has ruled that Sections 19 and 21 of the Extradition Act of 2008 are constitutional, rejecting She Zhijiang’s challenge. The court unanimously found that the law does not violate constitutional protections, including human rights and due process, clearing the way for his extradition to China. She Zhijiang, a Chinese-born businessman with Cambodian citizenship, is the founder of Yatai International Holdings Group.

The House Standing Committee on National Security, Border Affairs, National Strategy, and National Reform informed Deputy Prime Minister Thammanat Prompao and Education Minister Narumon Pinyosinwat, both of the Kla Tham Party, that they must appear in person to clarify their links with Benjamin Mauerberger, a South African fixer and adviser to former Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, accused of helping run a scam center network between Cambodia and Thailand.

The lower house’s Committee on National Security, Border Affairs, National Strategy, and National Reform warned that Thailand faces serious threats from transnational scammer networks using opaque funds—financial flows that are not outright illegal but move through complex channels to evade oversight, conceal beneficiaries, or gain influence. Rangsiman Rome, deputy leader of the People’s Party and chair of the committee, highlighted key figures including Yim Leak, chairperson of BIC Group and owner of BIC Bank; Benjamin Mauerberger, also known as Ben Smith, a South African fixer for Southeast Asian elites and adviser to former Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen; and the Hun family’s Huione Group, which U.S.

Iris-scanning activities across Thailand have raised urgent concerns over security and potential misuse of biometric data, which could enable identity fraud and facilitate criminal networks. Rangsiman Rome, People's Party deputy leader and chairperson of the House Standing Committee on National Security, Border Affairs, National Strategy, and National Reform, reported that entire villages have been recruited for iris scans in exchange for small payments, and over a million people, including Thais and migrant workers, have already had their irises scanned—often without understanding the risks.