Police clarified the case where a popular page released a photo of "Big Kong," Pol. Lt. Gen. Jiraphop Puridej, Assistant Commissioner-General, posing with the right-hand man of "Kok An." They confirmed it was a photo of a delegation of the Cambodian Deputy Police Chief meeting to discuss anti-scammer efforts in 2024. They stated they have never met or been close before.
On 28 April 2026, the Anti-Online Scam Center (ACSC), under the direction of Pol. Gen. Thana Chuwong,
Deputy Commissioner-General/Director of the Police Anti-Scam Center, and Pol. Lt. Gen. Jiraphop Puridej, Assistant Commissioner-General/Deputy Director of the Police Anti-Scam Center, posted a statement saying that, as appeared on the Facebook page CSI LA, which posted photos of Pol. Lt. Gen. Jiraphop and a group dining together with content implying close ties to Kok An's right-hand man,
The Anti-Online Scam Center clarified the facts, stating that the photo was genuine, showing a delegation of Pol. Gen. Sam Vannvirak, Deputy Police Chief of Cambodia, meeting with Thai police at a restaurant in a shopping mall to discuss cooperation on anti-scammer efforts on 27 Nov 2024. The person identified by the page as Kok An's right-hand man is an aide to the Cambodian Deputy Police Chief, but they have never met before and are not close in any way.