Sisaket: Authorities are urgently investigating a cash transfer of 11 million baht hidden in a warehouse near the Chong Sangam border crossing. The significant discovery has led to a probe into the origins and purpose of the funds.

According to Thai News Agency, authorities seized over 11 million baht in cash and gold ornaments valued at 2 million baht from the warehouse located in Sisaket province. The investigation is focused on the financial trail associated with these assets. Initially, a Cambodian woman claimed that the assets resulted from a business transaction.

The ongoing investigation has highlighted the seizure of over 11 million baht in cash, gold ornaments worth over 2 million baht, and 7 mobile phones from the warehouse in Phusing District. Pol. Col. Phrutthibun Boonpok, Superintendent of Phu Sing Police Station, disclosed that during questioning, the Cambodian woman asserted that she and her husband operate a large wholesale consumer goods business in Surin and Sisaket provinces, with all products exported to Cambodia.

She claimed the funds and assets were linked to their business operations and expressed her reluctance to deposit the money in a bank due to distrust of her Thai husband, who was supposed to handle the deposit. Authorities examined her phone for any links to scammers but found none, nor were there records of bank cash withdrawals. Additionally, no narcotics traces were found on the money. The cash and assets have been seized as authorities continue to scrutinize the financial trail and source of the assets.