"Big Raan - Police Lieutenant General Noppasin - Department of Provincial Administration" are pursuing a Chinese man who fled justice and entered Thailand over 10 years ago, changed nationality, involved his son in using a Thai ID card, and opened nominee companies valued at over 600 million baht.,
On 16 Sep 2026 GMT+7, Police General Samran Nualma, Deputy Commissioner of the Royal Thai Police, along with Police Lieutenant General Noppasin Poolsawat, Commander of the Office of the Royal Thai Police Commissioner, Police Lieutenant General Phisit Tanprasert, Commander of Region 7 Police, Police Major General Theerachai Chamnanmo, Deputy Commander of the Police Forensic Science Division, the DOPA N.I.C.E task force of the Department of Provincial Administration, Anti-Money Laundering Office officials, and the Governor of Samut Sakhon Province jointly arrested a key suspect wanted by Chinese authorities for corruption. The suspect fled with illicit funds to launder money in Thailand for over 10 years. Authorities also raided nominee companies and a tire manufacturing factory valued at over 600 million baht.
The suspect registered his son with a Thai ID card and planned to transfer all assets to him, believing the son had obtained Thai nationality, which caused significant damage and posed a serious threat to national security.
This operation followed investigations by a task force combating illegal foreign activities. They identified a suspect named Mr. Myo, of Myanmar nationality, who used Thai nationals as proxies (nominees) to hold shares in three suspicious companies headquartered together in Village 1, Om Noi Subdistrict, Krathum Baen District, Samut Sakhon Province.
1. Company K
2. Company A
3. Company L
These companies have a combined registered capital of 191 million baht and own seven land plots used for residences, factories, and rental businesses, totaling 28 rai, 2 ngan, and 9.4 square wah, worth approximately 600 million baht. Mr. Myo is the direct shareholder and authorized director in all three companies. Evidence gathered shows the Thai shareholder is an independent taxi driver who regularly delivered goods for Company A but never invested in or held shares in any company.
Crucially, the Immigration Department’s facial recognition system detected that Mr. Myo might be the same person as Mr. Li, a Chinese national. The Immigration Department coordinated with Chinese police liaison to verify Mr. Li’s identity and found he is a wanted suspect in China for supporting corruption in state projects.
After committing offenses, Mr. Li fled China. Between 2013 and 2016, he used a Chinese passport to enter and exit Thailand 14 times. Since 2018, he has traveled under the identity of Mr. Myo with a Myanmar passport 48 times. Police collected evidence and obtained arrest warrants from Samut Sakhon Provincial Court for violations involving the use of Thai proxies for foreign shareholding and illegal business operations, then raided all three companies.
Officials also seized important documents, including land deeds and purchase agreements worth 9 million baht, for further investigation. During the raids, they found the suspect’s son, Mr. Th., presenting a Thai ID card stating he was born in and holds Thai nationality. However, fingerprint checks matched those of Mr. Ji, a Chinese national who had used a Chinese passport to travel in and out of Thailand. The son's initial issuance of a Thai ID card in 2023 is also linked to a former government official previously arrested for aiding foreigners in illicit ID issuance.
Police detained both Mr. Li and Mr. Th. for prosecution and collected DNA samples from both and a Thai woman registered as the mother to verify their relationship. If found complicit in identity misuse, they will face legal action.
Further investigation revealed that Mr. Myo assaulted Ms. Lu, a Chinese employee of Company A, by kicking her head once, destroying her laptop, threatening her with a knife to force her to sign a debt acknowledgment of 15 million baht, and illegally entering her residence to steal valuables and important documents. He restrained her hands with clear tape, covered her head with a plastic sack, gagged her, and brutally pressed her head underwater and used fire to burn parts of her body, also stealing cash. Ms. Lu managed to escape and has filed a complaint with Krathum Baen Police Station.
The Royal Thai Police will coordinate all agencies to intensify crackdowns on identity fraud, nominee companies, and transnational crime to close registration system loopholes and protect national security. The public is urged to report registration corruption or suspicious activity to any police station nationwide or via the 24-hour hotline 1599.
This effort aims to strengthen registration security because accurate civil registration data is the foundation for protecting citizens' rights and the first defense against various crimes, from identity fraud, mule accounts, nominee companies to transnational crime. It represents a key step in closing vulnerabilities at the source alongside strict law enforcement to build public confidence and safeguard national security.