Cyber police raided an illegal cryptocurrency company serving as a money laundering hub for call center gangs, uncovering a massive turnover exceeding 1 billion baht per month, or more than 12 billion baht annually. Nine suspects were arrested.
At 10:00 a.m. on 10 Oct 2025 GMT+7, at the Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD) headquarters in Muang Thong Thani, Pak Kret District, Nonthaburi Province, Pol. Lt. Gen. Surapol Prembutr, Commander of TCSD, along with Pol. Maj. Gen. Chatchapan Kan-Klai-Klueng, Deputy Commander of TCSD, Pol. Maj. Gen. Siriwat Deepho, Commander of TCSD Division 1, Pol. Maj. Gen. Sarayut Junnawat, Commander of TCSD Division 2, Pol. Maj. Gen. Songklod Krekkritaya, Commander of Technology Crime Analysis Unit, Pol. Col. Kunapayoch Areeratnathon, Superintendent of Division 3 and Intelligence Analyst at TCSD Division 2, jointly held a press conference announcing the raid on an illegal crypto company laundering call center gang money with a turnover exceeding 1 billion baht.
Pol. Maj. Gen. Chatchapan said that after victims reported losing over 3 million baht to a call center gang scam, investigators from the Intelligence and Special Equipment Unit, TCSD Division 2, coordinated with the Digital Crime Prevention Unit of Siam Commercial Bank. They uncovered crucial evidence that the gang used mule accounts to withdraw stolen funds from victims deceived into various investment schemes promoted on social media platforms.
The gang then converted the cash into digital currencies through an unlicensed digital currency trading company that had operated for over a year without Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) authorization. This served as a money laundering method. Financial data analysis revealed the company handled over 1 billion baht per month, or more than 12 billion baht annually. Based on this evidence, a court in Chachoengsao Province approved arrest warrants for 11 individuals involved in this criminal network.
Subsequently, Pol. Col. Sompol Jaidee, Deputy Commander of TCSD Division 2, Pol. Col. Khajorn Obtong, Deputy Commander of TCSD Division 2, and Pol. Col. Kunapayoch Areeratnathon led officers in simultaneous raids at seven locations in Bangkok, Samut Prakan, Ratchaburi, Nakhon Pathom, Chachoengsao, Chiang Mai, and Chonburi provinces.
Pol. Maj. Gen. Sarayut added that the investigation team, armed with a search warrant from the Thonburi Criminal Court No. 481/68 dated 8 Oct 2025 GMT+7, searched a house on Ratchaphruek Road, Bang Chak Subdistrict, Phasi Charoen District, Bangkok. They arrested Mr. Note (alias), 21, a suspect named in the Chachoengsao court warrant No. 295/2568 dated 6 Oct 2025 GMT+7, who served as a company director. Officers seized four mobile phones, two computers, one tablet, 22 bank passbooks, and five ATM cards.
They also apprehended eight other accomplices: Ms. Patcharanat, 35, responsible for converting cash into cryptocurrency; Mr. Nattanun, 35, who opened mule accounts and withdrew cash; Mr. Krisada, 20, also opening mule accounts and withdrawing cash;
Mr. Sarawut, 31, managed mule accounts to withdraw cash and disrupt financial trails; Ms. Duanchai, 48, opened mule accounts; Mr. Kiattibodin, 50, opened mule accounts; Mr. Songyot, 49, opened mule accounts; and Mr. Tawisak, 43, opened mule accounts. Initial interrogation revealed the key suspect, Mr. Chinpat, denied the charges, while some others confessed.
The suspects face charges including "colluding to defraud the public, and by deceit or fraud introducing distorted or false data into computer systems causing damage to the public, conspiracy, and money laundering." Investigators are expanding the case to prosecute all individuals involved in this network.