Police are firming a plan to work with Cambodia authorities in an operation to arrest Thais working as call centre scammers there while the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) will arrange a ship to bring those arrested back to Thailand.
Assistant national police chief, Pol Lt Gen Surachate Hakparn, who is in charge of combating human trafficking operations, told the Bangkok Post yesterday there are about 2,800-3,000 Thais working as call centre scammers, some of whom were duped by the call centre gangs.
He said Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon instructed him to work with Cambodian police to arrest and send the Thais back.
“There are about 2,800-3,000 of them. We will ask Cambodian police to arrest them and they will be sent back to Thailand. They will be screened and categorised before legal action is taken,” Pol Lt Gen Surachate said.
He said he will lead a team of…
