Cyber ??police go out to catch international criminals, investment scams, call center gangs, online gambling, with turnover as high as 30,000 million baht/year, seizing more than 250 million assets. From the case where the victim was tricked into investing in a Hybrid Scam style, in which the criminal used a method of persuading the victim to invest in currency. digitally through fake platforms Then have the victim buy foreign currency. and transferred to the digital wallet number specified by the criminal before being transferred into the account of the cryptocurrency trading platform Later, police officers from the Technological Crime Investigation Bureau or S.T.I. investigated and obtained information linking them to the real culprit who used the said digital wallet, namely Mr. Su, a Chinese national, and others. And also found a financial route connecting nominees in the form of legal entities. Thai nationality believed to be registered to disguise transactions By purchasing real estate and various asse ts Leading to search operations at more than 72 points throughout the country. As a result of the operation, three Chinese national suspects were arrested and condo real estate seized. Houses in luxury villages, cars, brand name products Cash and many other items The total value was more than 1,900 million baht before the Attorney General issued an opinion ordering charges against all the accused and the AMLO issued an order to temporarily seize and freeze assets related to the offense. A total of 15 items of property with a value of approximately 600 million baht were seized and an announcement was made for the victims to submit a request for return of the assets. As for the criminal case, Din Daeng Police Station found that the culprit used the method of committing the crime by randomly contacting people through various social media platforms. Then they persuaded them to talk and believe that the criminals taught them how to invest in trading cryptocurrencies to make real profits. The victim in this case was persuaded to transfer money to various people's bank accounts (horse accounts) that the criminal claimed. It is a representative account for exchanging baht into digital currency. to transfer into the digital coin trading app which is a fake app Upon investigation of the money's path, it was found that the destination of the money was were taken through a money laundering process through the underground financial system and found that one of the participants in the movement was a Chinese group. and Singaporean Chinese They are hired to register a nominee company. and use company information to open a bank account to use to receive money from wrongdoing Then convert most of the money earned into digital assets. and then transfer via several channels to avoid verification Until the police found financial evidence that was not related to the status of the account owner. and there is evidence indicating involvement in organized crime. It was also found that these individuals were involved in laundering money obtained from various forms of crimes. Whether it's a scam online gambling or drugs Later, Police Lieutenant General Worawat Wattanakornbancha, Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Armed Forces, ordered the investigation to be expedited and followed up and arrested the said criminal group. and seize property in order to return it to those damage quickly Until being able to collect evidence and request permission from the court to issue arrest warrants for all involved persons, totaling 26 people, and request search warrants to search 4 important targets, most recently leading to Operation The Purge, an operation to wipe out criminals across the world. Four important suspects were able to be arrested: Mr. Dongjian, Chinese nationality, age 45 years, beneficiary The arrest was made at a residence in the area. Mueang Chiang Mai District, Chiang Mai Province Mr. Wei King Kek, Singaporean nationality, 41 years old, hired to open a corporate account. Arrested in the parking lot. One in the area of ??Bang Lamung District, Chonburi Province. Mr. Wasit, 31 years old, is responsible for laundering money through digital assets. The arrest was made at the Chaengwattana Government Center area. Ms. Sirapat, age 25, is the account owner. Arrested at Mae Sot Immigration Checkpoint, Tak Province. Report charges of an offense 'Joining together to defraud the public in the normal course of business by pretending to be another person, working together to be a secret society, working together to be a den of thieves, working together by dishonesty or by deception into the computer system. which computer data is distorted or forged, whether in whole or in part or false computer information In a way that is likely to cause damage to the people, jointly participating in transnational criminal organizations. and together laundering money and conspiring to launder money Moreover, officials also froze bank accounts. Including seizing and freezing assets and digital asset accounts of the accused and persons involved in the case, namel y Freeze deposit account The total amount is approximately 40 million baht. Digital asset account frozen, worth approximately 150 million baht Seized cash amounting to 80 million baht Luxury car, price approximately 2.5 million baht, total value approximately 252.5 million baht seized. Later, the AMLO office issued an order to temporarily seize and freeze assets related to the offense. and also seized cash in the amount of 80 million baht above for inspection If it is found that it is property obtained from the commission of a crime It will be taken to distribute the assets back to the victims. In addition, it was found that the said network Involved with transnational criminal organizations Whether it's a call center gang and online gambling websites It was found that the network had a turnover of up to 30,000 million baht/year. The investigation will be further expanded. Source: Thai News Agency