
Nineteen people were detained during recent raids on 22 locations in Bangkok, Nonthaburi, Chiang Rai, Phayao, Chon Buri, and Prachuap Khiri Khan and charged with operating unlawful money lending services.
Police believe the suspected loan sharks are linked to a group of Chinese financers who are really pulling the strings, said Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn, the deputy national police chief, on Monday.