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Illegal SIM card store linked to call centre gangs busted

Investigators track down Nong Khai shop by tracing comments of online buyers

Officers check documents at a store selling illegal SIM cards in Nong Khai province on Saturday. (Photos: CCIB)

Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) officers have shut down a store selling illegal mobile phone SIM cards in Nong Khai with ties to fraudulent call centres.

The bust, led by CCIB commissioner Pol Lt Gen Worawat Watnakornbancha, took place in Muang district of the northeastern province on Saturday, in accordance with the Technology Crime Prevention and Suppression Act.

Police were able to locate the store after tracking online comments made by buyers. The store operated through a web-based front, falsely…

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