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17 held after online store scam ring busted

Thai police have dismantled a fraudulent investment network that lured victims into opening fake online stores under the name “Style Cycle”, arresting 17 suspects and seizing assets worth more than 23 million baht.

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Vietnamese gang linked to Tokyo-bound ‘ice’ in tamarind paste

Thai police are tracking three Vietnamese drug trafficking suspects believed to be using Thailand as a base after a hired courier alerted police, leading to the discovery of crystal methamphetamine hidden in jars of tamarind paste intended for Tokyo.

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Four Indians held on wildlife trafficking charges

Four Indian nationals are being held on charges of trying to smuggle protected wildlife out of Thailand after police seized 100 Indian star tortoises, a gibbon and a langur at a house in Bang Khunthian district of Bangkok.

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11 arrests made in Rohingya identity fraud case

Eleven people have been arrested and more are being sought in a major crackdown against a network accused of fraudulently obtaining Thai registration documents for Rohingya migrants rom Myanmar, authorities said on Saturday.

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African-led transnational drug ring busted

Authorities have arrested 13 Thai and foreign suspects who were members of a transnational drug network led by a fugitive African known as “Big Jot” and seized 130 kilogrammes of heroin and cocaine worth over 400 million baht.

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Man confesses to killing ex-wife and her parents

A 42-year-old man has confessed to killing his former wife and her parents in Nakhon Sawan before burying their bodies in a cassava field to conceal the crime, police said on Thursday.

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Chinese national wanted for massive pyramid scheme arrested in Samut Prakan

A Chinese national wanted in connection with a multi-billion-baht pyramid scheme has been arrested at a luxury residence in Bang Phli district of Samut Prakan province.

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Chinese student rescued from 'virtual kidnapping'

Thai police have rescued a 21-year-old Chinese student from a "virtual kidnapping" orchestrated by a transnational criminal network that attempted to extort 12.5 million baht from her family.

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Chinese-run illegal e-waste plant raided

Thai authorities have raided an unlicensed factory reportedly operated by Chinese nationals that was secretly sorting and processing electronic waste in the heart of Samut Sakhon province.

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NACC official charged over fatal drunk-driving crash

Police have charged a senior executive of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) over a fatal drunk-driving crash that killed a delivery rider in Nonthaburi on Wednesday night.

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Anti-corruption official tests drunk after fatal crash

A senior official of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) was found drunk after his pickup truck crashed into a motorcycle, severing a delivery rider’s arm and killing him, before allegedly attempting to flee in Nonthaburi on Wednesday night.

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Nigerians held for AI romance scam targeting older Thai women

Six Nigerians linked to a cocaine trafficking network have been arrested after police raided a condominium in Nonthaburi, where they also discovered a romance scam using AI-generated faces portraying wealthy foreigners to approach mostly older Thai female victims.

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Uzbek man held in connection with Pattaya sex trade

An Uzbek man has been arrested at Suvarnabhumi airport on charges of luring his compatriots into the flesh trade in Pattaya while two Uzbek women involved managed to flee, according to police.

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Bogus doctor arrested at Bangkok beauty clinic

A 33-year-old man claiming to be a doctor has been arrested for illegally giving filler injections and other unlicensed services during a raid on a beauty clinic in Chatuchak district of Bangkok.

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Major Chinese scam gang busted

Police have arrested the alleged leader of a Chinese call centre scam gang and 10 others wanted for duping people into investing in gold by claiming a link with the Crown Property Bureau.

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Local officials arrested in expanding corruption probe

Five officials from local administrations in five provinces have been arrested for allegedly embezzling more than 23 million baht of local body funds.

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Smugglers caught with 48 macaques

Two members of a wildlife smuggling gang were arrested in Muang district of Chumphon on Saturday as they attempted to transport 48 macaques in a car from the South to the East.

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Massage parlour licence revoked after pub raid

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has revoked the licence of a massage parlour in Huai Khwang district following a police raid on a pub that was operating illegally inside the compound and where many Chinese tourists were found using drugs.

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Chinese tourists nabbed in high-end pub raid

Almost 50 Chinese tourists were detained for questioning and a large quantity of illicit drugs were seized when police raided a pub in Huai Khwang district of Bangkok early Friday morning.

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B4 million in fake herbal products seized

Police have confiscated fake herbal products worth about 4 million baht during raids on four locations in Bangkok and Pathum Thani following an investigation into sales of the products by Chinese nationals to Chinese tourists.

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1.4m speed pills seized in Nonthaburi

Metropolitan police intercepted nearly 1.4 million methamphetamine pills in a pickup truck approaching Bangkok on Friday.

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Two charged with human trafficking during karaoke raid

A man and a woman were arrested and charged with human trafficking following a raid on a karaoke bar in Warin Chamrap district of Ubon Ratchathani province on Friday night.

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Police charge monk with embezzling B180 million

A former monk, Phra Ajarn Khom Abhivaro, has been arrested along with two others on charges of embezzling 180 million baht from Wat Pha Dhammakiri, where the monk was based, in Nakhon Ratchasima.

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All 15 reported victims of ‘Aem Cyanide’ poisoned

All 15 reported victims of accused serial killer Sararat “Aem” Rangsiwuthaporn — 14 of whom died and one who survived — had been poisoned, deputy national police chief Surachate Hakparn has confirmed.

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Evidence implicates police officer in ‘Aem Cyanide’ case

Investigators have obtained evidence implicating a police officer in offences committed by alleged cyanide killer Sararat “Aem” Rangsiwuthaporn.

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