Following his alleged involvement in a contact center network with hundreds of millions of baht in money laundering, a wanted Chinese man was apprehended in the Pattaya region.
On May 31st, Immigration Deputy Commander Major General Pantana Nuchanart informed the media that they had detained a 40-year-old Chinese national named MR. XU who was wanted by his nation.
Mr. Xu used a tourist visa and a Chinese passport to enter Thailand in February 2020. He hid in an opulent Nongprue condo. After receiving tips from informants, he was finally taken into custody at a road close to the condominium.
Mr. Xu allegedly worked for a Cambodian call center network. They allegedly conned people into buying digital currency or into getting in touch with Chinese persons who lived in China to purchase gold or real estate. Hundreds of millions of baht from the scheme are said to have been laundered by Mr. Xu.
Mr. Xu was scheduled to be deported to China to answer for his actions but did not immediately issue a statement.
