Bangkok: Arrest warrants issued for Cambodian Senator Lyon Pat and his accomplices involved in scams. A sweeping search and seizure of assets, including condominium units in the capital, land, and cash totaling over 400 million baht, were conducted.

According to Thai News Agency, cyber police and the Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) launched a raid on 36 locations, five in Bangkok and 31 in Trat province. The raids resulted in the seizure and confiscation of four units in two luxury condominiums, each priced between 40 and 120 million baht. The units were located in the Sukhumvit area of ??Khlong Tan Nuea Subdistrict, Thawi Watthana District, Bangkok. A Mercedes-Benz G400D worth over 12 million baht was also seized, along with a Toyota Alphard, land title deeds in Trat province, and 88.2 million baht in cash from bank accounts. The total value of the seized assets exceeded 400 million baht. Interestingly, no residents were found in the searches of condominium buildings in the Sukhumvit area, with only the juristic person managing the buildings in question.

This operation was launched as cyber police expanded their investigation into a luxury mansion in the Prawet area belonging to Phu Cher Lin, the second daughter of a Cambodian businessman and close associate of Hun Sen. They searched seven locations linked to Mr. Kok An: five in Bangkok and two in Sa Kaeo province. The search aimed to apprehend those involved in the network, pursuant to arrest warrants issued by the Criminal Court, and to extract evidence and hidden assets scattered throughout Thailand. Seven safes were seized, and one in Sa Kaeo province, bringing the total to eight safes and dozens of land title deeds, were seized, and assets worth over 1 billion baht were seized in July.

Later, evidence was found that Mr. Kok An’s network was linked to the network of Mr. Lyon Phat, 67, the owner of a large Cambodian company. Police found evidence of a financial trail that showed him benefiting from call center operations and online gambling businesses, with his daughter owning various assets in Thailand. The crime involved money laundering, with the offense being “conspiracy of two or more people to commit money laundering and money laundering because of the reason for colluding and jointly laundering money.” Currently, information has been found that all five suspects with arrest warrants have fled Thailand.

Mr. Lyon Pat, a Thai national who acquired Thai citizenship through naturalization, had his Thai citizenship revoked after being linked to a group of individuals who defrauded the public. He was subsequently sanctioned by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control, with his assets seized due to their involvement in human trafficking and cyber fraud. The U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control deemed Lyon Pat’s behavior to be detrimental to national security or contrary to the interests of the state.

Tomorrow, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul will present details of the case and prioritize the suppression of call center gangs and scammer networks, making it a national agenda. He will also provide guidelines for all relevant agencies to expedite the crackdown.