Arrested the leader of a gang that stole tourists’ credit cards.

Bangkok, 1:00 p.m. Sent metropolitan investigators to arrest "Mr. Rit," the leader of a gang that stole and swiped tourists' credit cards. In one month, nearly 8 million baht was lost, expanding the findings to link it to "Ah Wei," the call center boss. Chinese From the expansion of the gang of pickpockets of foreign tourists inside Wat Phra Kaew on January 6, 2024, it was found that stolen credit cards were used to swipe. It is considered a social danger that is developing into a movement, not just "thieves" who steal victims' credit cards and then secretly swipe them. But developed by planning step by step. Most recently, Pol. Lt. Gen. Thiti Saengsang, commander of the Metropolitan Police Bureau, Pol. Maj. Gen. Noppasin Poolsawat, deputy commander of the Metropolitan Police Bureau, ordered Pol. Maj. Gen. Theeradej Thammasutee, commander of the National Police Bureau, traced the trail until he found out the leader of the movement, named Mr. Rit. Before leading forces to break down the door, he was arrested while he was trying to delete data on his phone. Credit card swiping tools and several drugs were found. and expanded results to find termite nests linked to "Ah Wei," the Chinese call center boss. Pol. Gen. Torsak Sukwimon, Police Commander. Pol. Lt. Gen. Thana Chuwong, Assistant Police Commander. Pol. Lt. Gen. Samran Nuanma, Assistant Police Commander. Order the Metropolitan Police Bureau to investigate and arrest the said movement quickly. Because it affects the image of the country and create distress for foreign tourists As well as being a place that Thai people give importance to. On January 19, 2024, Pol. Lt. Gen. Thiti Saengsang, commander of the Metropolitan Police Bureau, Pol. Maj. Gen. Noppasin Poolsawat, deputy commander of the Police Bureau, Pol. Maj. Gen. Theeradej Thamsuthee. Commander-in-Chief of the Metropolitan Police Bureau, Pol. Col. Chakrawut Klainil, news analysis director of the Police Bureau, Pol. Col. Patcharanai Karin Police Superintendent (Investigation), Investigation Group, Roya l Thai Police, Police Lieutenant Colonel Manoch Thongkaew, Police Lieutenant Colonel Thanpirasit Chulapiphob, P. Police Lieutenant Wasin Inkaew, Police Lieutenant Siwat Young-un, Police Lieutenant Woraphat Sangthianpraprai, Police Lieutenant Phonphatthan Nakthomaya, Police Lieutenant Lert. Warit Lertworapreecha, Police Lieutenant Natthawut Anchurit, Police Lieutenant Anantachai Sajjapong, Police Lieutenant Chakrath Thanawachirakon together with Metropolitan Police Bureau officials. and the PCT5 team jointly investigated and arrested 1. Mr. Warongrit or Rit, age 46 years, accused number 1 according to the Criminal Court arrest warrant No. 420/2023, dated 24 Oct. 2023, charged with "distributing category 1 narcotics (methamphetamine) By having it for sale and causing the spread among the public without permission and attempting to send prohibited goods out of the Kingdom by avoiding restrictions or prohibitions related to such goods.' 2. Ms. Jirapa, 39 years old, Accused No. 2 3. Ms. Manatsanun Age 44 years, Ac cused No. 3 All three were arrested by the arresting officers and charged with 'Together they possessed category 1 narcotics (ice or methamphetamine) in their possession without permission. and consuming category 1 drugs (ice or methamphetamine) illegally.' Inspection and seizure of 6 items: 1. 3 bags of ice, totaling 4.6 grams; 2. a credit card swipe machine. 4 devices 3. 30 credit card usage slips 4. 3 mobile phones (found information on card swiping appointments with a large group of card thieves) 5. 2 notebooks (found information on participants in the process 6. One roll of money transfer slip paper, arrested at a famous hotel in Ratchada area. Chandrakasem Subdistrict, Chatuchak District, Bangkok Circumstances, namely 'Pickpocket gang Stealing the credit cards of foreign tourists It is spreading in tourist attractions. By stealing the victim's credit card and secretly swiping it to cause damage to tourists traveling in various places. And it is a process that is planned step by step from Find the car d thief Prepare the place Prepare the machine that will be used to swipe the card. At present, many cases that occurred in the metropolitan area, it was found that the group causing the crime (The card thief) will be a foreigner of Vietnamese or Chinese nationality. Pol. Lt. Gen. Thiti Saengsang, commander of the Metropolitan Police Bureau, has ordered the Metropolitan Police Bureau to trace the plot of the attack until finding abnormalities in the group that committed the theft. Almost all cards are "Foreigners" analyzed until it was extracted that 'There is a Thai movement' that is superior to the group that caused this incident. So he ordered Pol. Maj. Gen. Teeradej Thammasutee, commander of the Royal Thai Police, led a team into the area to investigate, tracking down a group of three Chinese people who had committed the crime of stealing credit cards from tourists inside Wat Phra. Kaew on January 6, 2024, found evidence of the leader of the movement in Thailand, namely Mr. Warongrit or Rit, who is a leade r, is in charge of finding people. Find a card swiping machine Some were taken from companies that were registered floatingly. or brought from many gold shops To be brought together in a "safe house", a secret room specifically used to swipe cards for this movement. and also found out that Mr. Warongrit He is a person under an arrest warrant for attempting to export drugs to South Korea. But from investigating and tracking down the leader of this movement, it is considered a "stone job" due to the skill of this leader to excise the evidence so as not to link it to him. And has been coming and going without a trace for more than 4 years, without a permanent home. Keep patrolling, opening hotels to sleep in and moving around in the Bangkok area. After tracking for more than a week, until getting a clue that this shopkeeper had appeared in the area of ??Soi Suea Yai, he then led his forces to follow him until he found a "safe house" that was used to store equipment. Card swiping machine Until Pol. Maj. Gen. Thee radej Led a team of officers from the Metropolitan Detective Team and PCT5 to raid a room at a famous hotel in the Soi Suea Yai area, but with this godfather's brilliant tricks. He sneaks into the bathroom and tries to delay deleting the data on his phone. The investigative team wasted no time and immediately broke down the door and arrested him in the bathroom. and arrested two other young women who were involved in the crime in the room. Several items of drugs and credit card swiping equipment were seized. After the arrest It has expanded until evidence has been found that this movement is not only 'Gang of credit card thieves' if evidence is found, they are preparing to defraud banks through systematic planning. Looking for someone with a good profile Do not qualify for the credit bureau and must be ready to file for bankruptcy. It will be used to decorate the account to make it beautiful and elegant. to trick the bank into agreeing to lend But after the bank has granted the loan, the mischievous gang will use the method of "nothing, no running away, no paying", causing a lot of damage. Moreover, it is also a movement of "impersonating" foreigners. All of them are connected to Ah Wei, the "Chinese call center boss". During the arrest of Mr. Warongrit He confessed to all the charges, testifying that "before the incident He is a self-employed businessman, opening a hotel, HOSTEL, in the Ratchathewi area, and being a broker for selling land in Bangkok and other provinces, and being a broker for selling used cars in Bangkok before experiencing the crisis of the COVID outbreak. This causes the business to go bankrupt and close down. Until the end of November 2023, I had the opportunity to get to know "Ah Wei" of Chinese nationality, the big boss of the call center. Ah Wei asked himself to coordinate, contact, and provide credit card swiping machines from general stores for Ah Wei. who has a friend who is a Chinese tourist who travel to travel in Thailand I would like to change the credit limit I hold on my credit c ard to cash. through the card swiping machine For use while traveling in Thailand. Ah Wei agreed to give compensation of 25-30 percent of the amount that can be withdrawn from the card. So he went to contact friends he knew. which are hotels, shops, commercial shops that can bring a card swiping machine, for example, and a business would like to bring a credit card swiping machine Come and swipe as products and management of the store within the swipe limit. Then there will be negotiations and agreements with the Shop and service owners Charge and deduct the processing fee for allowing the card swiping machine to be used for the wrong form and purpose at a rate of 25-30 percent, with the accused receiving compensation approximately 5-10 percent of the amount that can swipe the card. can Until the latter realized that it was actually a movement that had stolen credit cards. In total, not less than 20 times, equivalent to approximately the amount of damage. 1,600,000-3,000,000 baht.' After the arrest, Mr. Waron grit was taken. along with two other participants along with drug confiscated items The items such as card swiping machines and others were sent to the investigating officers at Phahon Yothin Police Station to investigate the matter according to the law and further expand the results. Pol. Maj. Gen. Theeradej Thamsuthee, commander of the Royal Thai Police, said: 'We still do not believe in the testimony of the accused. Because the evidence is strong that this accused is one of the main factors in the credit card theft gang. A social danger that is about to evolve to the level of a criminal organization. There is division of duties and planning step by step. This is extremely dangerous to the people and also undermines the image of Thailand in the eyes of foreign tourists. We also found that this suspect was not an amateur criminal. Because we expanded the investigation until we found out that this suspect was close to the leader of the Chinese call center movement. Therefore, we would like to publicize the p ublic. If you see something that falls into the nature of this movement, you can contact us to provide information via the IDMB Metropolitan Police Facebook page. We have officers ready to give advice 24 hours a day. 'Even if it is not a serious case, if it is a matter of suffering for the people, we will act immediately. "According to the policy of Pol. Gen. Torsak Sukwimon, commander of the police, and Pol. Lt. Gen. Thiti Saengsang, commander of the Metropolitan Police Bureau." Source: Thai News Agency