Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/01/12
By: Liu Te-chan and Flor Wang

Bangkok, Jan. 12 (CNA) Two Taiwanese men were arrested by Thai police Wednesday

Photo courtesy of the Thai police

on suspicion of serving as money mules for a telecommunications fraud ring, according to Taiwan’s representative office in Thailand.

The two men, identified only by their family names of Lee and Kao, were arrested by Thai police near an ATM in Kanchanaburi Province, the office said, and the police also seized four debit cards issued by Thai banks and 700,000 baht (US$21,890) in cash.

An initial police investigation of the two suspects found that they have no criminal record.    [FULL  STORY]