Cyber Police Raid Trang Mule Account Hub, Arrest Four
Cyber police raided a mule account buying operation in Trang city, arresting four suspects aged 21 to 50 and seizing 18 mobile phones prepared for facial scanning and banking app installation. The gang paid 2,500 baht per bank account to sellers while keeping 500 baht per account, with customers found waiting outside the house to sell their accounts. Police have charged the suspects under electronic card and account laws and are expanding the investigation to identify financiers and the broader network.
On November 10, 2026, Pol. Maj. Gen. Tinakorn Rangmat, Deputy Commander of the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau, ordered Pol. Col. Komkrit Sukthai, Superintendent of Sub-Division 5, along with deputy superintendents Pol. Lt. Col. Bancha Sisuk, Pol. Lt. Col. Ekveer Pongsoiphet, Pol. Lt. Col. Natthawut Chomchoei, Pol. Lt. Col. Thapakorn Nummas, Pol. Lt. Col. Krisda Manawongsakul, Pol. Lt. Col. Natthaphong Trongthiang, and inspection officers to execute a Trang Provincial Court search warrant at a rental house in Ban Pho subdistrict, Mueang Trang district. They arrested four suspects buying mule accounts and seized mobile phones awaiting facial scans after discovering customers lined up outside to sell accounts.
The investigation began when Sub-Division 5 officers learned of a network procuring mule accounts — key tools for fraud gangs. Surveillance confirmed the house was used to buy accounts and have individuals scan faces while installing banking apps. Officers gathered evidence, obtained the warrant, and found a group gathered outside preparing to sell bank accounts and perform facial verification for 2,500 baht per account.
Police arrested four suspects: Ms. Sunantha, 50; Mr. Anusorn, 44; Ms. Sukhon, 37; and Ms. Nanthaphut, 21. They seized 18 mobile phones prepared for banking app installation and account operations, plus additional phones in a vehicle and a rented room intended for mule account setup.
Interrogation revealed the suspects recruited people to sell bank accounts, paying sellers 2,500 baht per account while the gang received 500 baht per account. Police initially charged them with procuring, advertising, or disseminating information to buy, sell, rent, or lend electronic cards, deposit accounts, or e-wallets for use in technology crimes or other offenses. Officers are expanding the investigation to trace financiers, the buying network, and those previously hired to open mule accounts for the gang.
