Authorities are preparing to detain suspects in the "Fake Thai Fathers" operation after the real daughter visited. It is believed the father was deceived into registering a marriage with a Chinese woman before later divorcing, receiving 2,000 baht as payment. District officials declined to comment to the media at this time. Tags: [fake marriage, legal fraud, police investigation, child recognition, district officials]
On 10 July 2026 GMT+7, reporters at Bang Yi Ruea Police Station described the atmosphere following police expansion of the crackdown on the "Dragon Scale Removal" network that involved 'fake Thai fathers' hired to register false births for foreigners. At Bang Yi Ruea Police Station, police arrested 19 people out of 40 warrants issued, including 10 fake Thai fathers, 7 Chinese women, Ms. Sunee, a medical records officer at a private hospital, and Ms. Siriporn, a registrar at Thonburi District Office. Authorities are still tracking down other suspects involved in this network.Tags: [police raid, fake birth registration, arrests, Bang Yi Ruea Police Station, public hospital staff, district office staff]
In the morning, the daughter of Mr. Ong-ard, one of the fake Thai fathers, visited her father. She explained that about 10 years ago, her father had a new Thai wife working in the Sampeng area who introduced him to Ms. Li Yan, a Chinese woman. He was asked to sign marriage registration papers with the Chinese woman, though she did not know the reason for this registration at the time because she was still young.Tags: [family visit, marriage registration, deception, Sampeng area, Chinese woman]
When asked, her father said he was unaware that his new Thai wife had arranged for him to sign marriage papers with the Chinese woman. He did not understand the documents and signed without knowing if child recognition was included. He received 2,000 baht as payment for signing the documents. When asked if Ms. Li Yan was pregnant then, she said no; she became pregnant only a few years ago. Later, he signed divorce papers with Ms. Li Yan, though she did not know the reasons for the divorce either.Tags: [deception, marriage documents, payment, child recognition, divorce]
When the issue arose, she asked the Thai wife at that time, who denied any knowledge. Not knowing what to do, she came to Bang Yi Ruea Police Station to request bail for her father, but officials directed her to seek bail at the court stage.Tags: [family inquiry, police station visit, bail process, denial, legal procedure]
All fake Thai fathers face charges of supporting or neglecting official duties improperly and supporting state officials in misconduct. Police plan to take all suspects to the Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct on 11 July.Tags: [charges, misconduct, legal proceedings, corruption court, scheduled hearing]
Ms. Siriporn, the Thonburi district officer who was detained for fingerprinting, has not responded to any questions from reporters.Tags: [district officer, detention, silence, media interaction]