PUBLISHED : 3 Sep 2023 at 04:00
CHON BURI: Sixteen Chinese nationals suspected of being members of a phone scam gang were arrested on Saturday during a raid on four houses in a compound in Bang Lamung district’s tambon Nong Prue.
A Thai maid who looked after the properties was also taken in.
Officers searched the houses at 9am after receiving a tip that Chinese phone scammers had rented the properties for more than 3 months.
They found 12 Chinese men and four women inside the houses, along with the housekeeper, and seized computers, many mobile phones, a safe and a Toyota Alphard.
All 17 were placed in police custody for questioning and legal action.
The maid, identified only as Nee, reportedly told police she knew little about the…
