Fifteen alleged Chinese scammers were arrested in Chon Buri province for defrauding their fellow nationals through a fake investment scheme.
The arrests occurred on Friday evening at a rented luxury home situated on a four-rai (1.58 acres) land plot in tambon Pong, Bang Lamung district. Immigration officers apprehended 14 men and one woman during the raid.
Authorities seized 18 computers and 90 mobile phones, with the operation led by Pol Maj Gen Phanthana Nutchanart, deputy chief of the Immigration Bureau. The raid was launched following reports that the scammers were using the Work Puls application to lure over 1,000 victims, causing losses exceeding 100 million baht.
The suspects were initially charged with working without permission and were transferred to Nong Prue police station for further legal action and deportation. Immigration authorities announced that the suspects’ visas would be revoked, and they would be permanently blacklisted.
