Bangkok: Immigration Division 3 launched an operation to "take down a money laundering giant," targeting a Chinese financial mafia whose leaders orchestrated bank fraud and money laundering, causing damages exceeding 16 billion baht.
According to Thai News Agency, Immigration Division 3 showcased its success in cracking down on transnational crime, launching "Operation Takedown the Money Laundering Giant." They apprehended a key suspect, highly wanted by Chinese authorities, who was a ringleader in a bank fraud and money laundering scheme causing damages exceeding 16 billion baht. The suspect fled to Thailand on November 11, 2025, and investigators from Immigration Division 3 located him at a condominium in the Ramkhamhaeng area. He was arrested yesterday, and his visa has been revoked.
During the arrest, it was discovered that in addition to the suspect renting out rooms to others to conceal his identity, another passport showing a changed nationality was also found to further disguise his identity.