Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/02/20
By: Liu Te-chang and Elizabeth Hsu

Bangkok, Feb. 20 (CNA) Thai police participated in the arrest of 11 suspects for cross-

Photo courtesy of Thai police

border telecommunication fraud, including five Taiwan nationals, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday in a joint operation with Malaysian police, a senior Thai tourist police officer said.

In addition to the four men and one women from Taiwan, the remaining six suspects were all Thai citizens, said Surachet Hakpan, deputy chief of the Tourist Police Bureau.

The bureau organized a special investigation team after receiving a series of reports of telecom fraud offenses with Thai victims claiming they were swindled out of their bank savings, Surachet said.    [FULL  STORY]