Thailand's Phuket Island major crackdown, Taiwanese telecom fraud and money laundering gang arrested! Involved in over 20 million Thai Baht!

According to the latest news, the "Phuket Shutdown" operation in Thailand has officially commenced, with the police successfully dismantling a Taiwanese gang. This gang developed a money laundering app to conceal the flow of funds for gambling websites, involving an amount up to 20 million Thai Baht!

🚨 Arrest Operation:

On February 11, Major General Trairong Phiwpaen, commander of the Thai Cyber Crime Investigation Division (Cyber Police), announced the latest achievements of the "Pursuit and Destruction of International Illegal Capital" operation. The police, with a search warrant, raided a mansion in the Koh Kaew area of Phuket, arresting 3 Taiwanese + 3 Thais who were specifically responsible for setting up financial systems and handling illegal fund flows.

🚔 Seized Items:

✅ 119 mobile phones 📱

✅ 2 computers 💻

✅ 19 bankbooks 📒

✅ 6 ecstasy pills + 74.5 grams of ketamine 💊

🏦 How did they launder money?

1️⃣ Mansion rental + mobile office: The criminal gang rented mansions/expensive apartments on Phuket Island as money laundering bases, frequently changing locations to evade pursuit.

2️⃣ Specialized app development: After gamblers made deposits, the program automatically diverted funds directly to multiple "mule accounts."

3️⃣ Hiring Thais to open mule accounts: Thais were responsible for card opening + facial scan authentication, rewarded with 2500 Thai Baht per account, earning 20,000 Thai Baht a month by opening 4 accounts.

4️⃣ Batch transfers to conceal fund flows: Gambling sites could instantly transfer funds to dozens of accounts, avoiding detection by banks and police.

🕵️‍♂️ Police follow-up actions:

The Thai police have requested the Phuket Court to issue arrest warrants for 29 suspects!

The Cyber Police are digging deeper into all seized devices and bank accounts, tracing the money chain, and preparing to expand their achievements.

This group is identified as an international money laundering organization, with more arrests expected!

Thailand has recently intensified its crackdown on online gambling, telecom fraud, and money laundering, with multiple provinces conducting simultaneous raids!