Ayutthaya Police Bust Scammer Network Smuggling Phones to Myanmar

Ayutthaya police have expanded their investigation into a scammer network that was transporting large quantities of equipment from the Cambodian border toward the Myanmar border. Officers seized 1,171 mobile phones, over 3,000 SIM cards, 4 laptops, and numerous signal-relay devices.

On July 13, 2569, at Ayutthaya Provincial Police headquarters, Pol. Col. Surwut Saengrungreuang, commander of Ayutthaya Provincial Police, Deputy Governor Praphan Treebubpha, and related agencies announced the arrest and seizure of equipment: 1,171 mobile phones, over 3,000 SIM cards, 4 laptops, and numerous signal-relay devices.

Pol. Col. Surwut revealed that this arrest resulted from an expanded investigation following the capture of five foreign scammers on July 8 in Bang Pahan District. Intelligence indicated the network was urgently relocating equipment and relocating its base of operations from Sa Kaew Province through Ayutthaya Province toward Mae Sot District in Tak Province.

On July 12, officers set up a checkpoint under an overpass on Asia Road at kilometer 18 in Khlong Suan Phlu Subdistrict, Ayutthaya District, and arrested a 52-year-old driver named Rungrot. A search of the vehicle revealed multiple suitcases containing 1,171 mobile phones, over 3,000 SIM cards, 4 laptops, and numerous signal-relay devices.

"If all this equipment had reached the border and been used by call-center gangs, it would have caused widespread damage to the public and the broader economy," Pol. Col. Surwut stated. "We have coordinated with IT specialists to examine all data in the phones and SIM cards and are pursuing leaders and network members for prosecution under the law."

The suspect has been charged and transferred for prosecution, with police continuing to track down other network members.