Poipet: The National Police Commissioner led the Immigration team to receive 119 Thais involved in a call center gang from Poipet. They found that there were arrest warrants for 7 mule accounts. They are preparing to separate the victims and prosecute all suspects.
According to Thai News Agency, Pol. Gen. Thatchai Pitaneelabut, Inspector-General of the Royal Thai Police, along with Pol. Maj. Gen. Chairit Anurit, Commander of Immigration Bureau 3, and Pol. Col. Naphatphong Supaporn, Superintendent of Sa Kaeo Immigration, traveled to pick up Thais who were involved in the call center gang. They coordinated with Cambodian authorities to pick up a total of 119 Thais. It was found that 7 of them had arrest warrants for mule accounts. They are preparing to send them to the Cyber Police and the Central Investigation Bureau for legal action.
Pol. Gen. Thatchai said that following the crackdown on the call center gang in Poipet, Banteay Meanchey, Cambodia, in collaboration with the Royal Cambodian Police on February 21, 119 suspects, both Thais and Cambodians, were arrested, with only Thais involved. All of them will have to go through the legal process of Cambodia before being sent back to Thailand via the permanent border crossing at Klong Luek, Aranyaprathet District, Sa Kaeo Province. They will then undergo an initial screening process to find indications of human trafficking and forced labor or services, according to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team. If any of them are found to be victims of human trafficking or forced labor, they will be sent to the victimization group. As for those who volunteered or have arrest warrants, they will be sent to the legal process. They will be handed over to the TCSD and the Central Investigation Bureau to be prosecuted in their respective areas.
Pol. Lt. Gen. Chairit said that the Immigration Bureau, led by Pol. Lt. Gen. Phanumas Boonnalak, Commissioner of the Immigration Bureau, has implemented stricter measures to screen people entering and exiting border crossings nationwide, especially Thais who go to work in neighboring countries, including the Cambodian and Myanmar borders. He would like to inform Thai and foreign citizens not to believe in fraudulent groups that invite them to work in neighboring countries by claiming that they will receive high compensation. If citizens see or have information about wrongdoing, they can report it to the Immigration Bureau.