The Royal Thai Police together with the NBTC and the Eastern Force Cut off the circuit of a gang that dragged more than 700 meters of cross-border internet cable to a call center gang in Cambodia.
Pol. Lt. Gen. Thatchai Pitanilabut, Assistant Commissioner of the Royal Thai Police, together with Pol. Lt. Gen. Jiraphop Phuridej, Commander of the Central Investigation Police, Pol. Lt. Gen. Somprasong Yenthuam, Commander. Provincial Police 2 joins in announcing the results of the operation. Break the cycle of call center and online gambling gangs that illegally drag internet cables across the border, saying that the Provincial Police Region 2 is working with the Eastern Force. The Central Investigation Bureau and NBTC have searched an abandoned condominium sales office in Aranyaprathet District. Sa Kaeo Province After investigating, it was discovered that an underground internet cable had been secretly buried through the land of a real estate company behind the said building, a distance of more than 700 meters,
in order to cross the border into Cambodia. It was also found that the building There was a request for high-speed internet service to be installed and there were over 384 IP addresses available, with 4 people requesting the service and the same person paying the monthly fee. It is believed that internet cables are smuggled out to neighboring countries. In order for call center and online gambling gangs based in neighboring countries to use calls to deceive Thai people. This will cause the phone number to appear as a local number.
The investigation also found that a company in Bangkok paid the rent for the internet contract in the building. Therefore, they went to search an internet service company in Or Ngoen Subdistrict, Sai Mai District, Bangkok. and found 9 related electronic devices. Upon questioning, Mr. A. admitted that he had been hired for another time. Let yourself be the person requesting to use the internet and install the signal yourself.
Initially, the movement was led by Thai people in Cambod
ia. This action is an offense according to the Telecommunications Business Act. Base of operating telecommunications business without permission, organizing online gambling, defrauding the public and participation in transnational criminal organizations. and money laundering offenses It is considered a serious charge.
Pol. Lt. Gen. Thatchai emphasized that officials are currently collecting evidence to arrest those who participated in installing internet cables across the country and emphasized that this operation was found to be important. Because it was found that the criminals were smuggling internet cables out to neighboring countries. for call center gangs and online gambling to deceive people in the country Such behavior if there is no influential group Capitalists cannot cooperate with criminal gangs. If the perpetrators are known, they will prosecute and transfer the case to the police for further investigation. And soon, the Royal Thai Police will have a major operation to wipe out and prosecute the
perpetrators, including SIM vending machines that sell more than 100,000 SIM cards and internet signal providers. In addition, Pol. Gen. Kitirath Panphet, Acting Commissioner of the Royal Thai Police. He has instructed various agencies in areas adjacent to neighboring countries to cooperate with NBTC to follow up on whether there are any more internet cables to be dragged in this manner or not.
Maj. Gen. Theppitak Nimit, commander of the Eastern Force, said the Army has integrated with various agencies. To solve the problems of the people in the country by problems with call center gangs and online gambling The results of this operation are expected to help create greater stability within the border areas and within the country.
Source: Thai News Agency