Courtesy: Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau
Two male French nationals, who used to teach English at a foundation in Chiang Mai, have been accused of producing and selling fake French ID cards to illegal immigrants in France via the dark web.
The two men have only been identified by Thai cyber police as “François” and “Jonathan”.
Pol Gen Roy Ingkapairote, the deputy national police chief, told the media today that the suspects had made huge profits from the sale of the fake ID cards, which were produced in Thailand and sent to their network in France.
Working on a tipoff from the French Embassy in Bangkok, Thai cyber police launched an investigation, located the two suspects in Mueang district of Chiang Mai and sought search warrants from the provincial court.
They searched a house in Hang Dong sub-district, belonging to François, but found only his Thai wife of 15 years…
