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Chennai India airport: 19-year-old charged for using fake passport

As reported by Timesofindia.com Immigration authorities at the Chennai airport nabbed a 19-year-old youth on Friday on charges of using a fake passport to fly out of the country. Read Article

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Authorities attempting to eliminate transnational criminals using Thailand as base of operations

Bangkokpost.com reported that the arrest last week of a US national suspected of stealing cash and valuables from a resort marked the start of an ambitious campaign by immigration police to crack down on transnational criminals this year. The Immigration Bureau has declared it will weed out as many transnational criminals as it can in [...]

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Thailand: hotbed of couterfeit drugs

Viagra is the most counterfeited drug in Thailand. In Pattaya it is sold in every street corner and in the sex districts in Bangkok you can find one it very easy. Many have been arrested for smuggling Viagra into the country but some are also probably made locally. Tuberculosis, Malaria, and HIV drugs are also [...]

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Thai Police arrest Lithuanian gang member on credit card fraud

Thailandnews.co reported, Chon Buri police arrested a Lithuanian man for allegedly forging credit cards, with his gang being suspected of having caused Bt10 million in losses.Police said the suspect, Antanas Chmieliauskas, 24, was a member of the gang, which used fake credit cards to buy goods, especially gold ornaments from gold shops in Pattaya. Read [...]

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Thailand, five arrested in phone scam operation based in Taiwan

Police on Friday arrested four suspects in relation to a call centre scam, deceiving victims in Thailand to transfer money to them with more than 50 people falling victim to the gang, according to Central Investigation Bureau deputy chief Pol Maj Gen Panya Mamen. Gen Panya said that Tan Chen Hang, 29, a Malaysian, and [...]

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Thailand, two Russians arrested for money laundering

Two Russians wanted on money laundering charges in their country have been arrested in Pattaya The arrests of Valery Bovsun 38 and Andrey Ustinov 40 were announced at a press conference Wednesday at the Immigration Bureau at 11 am. Read Article

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