Police Arrest Online Loan Gang in Southern Thailand
Police in Nakhon Si Thammarat arrested two members of an illegal online loan gang that was charging interest rates far above the legal limit across three southern provinces. Officers seized a car, three mobile phones, loan advertisement cards, and 19,100 baht in cash during the raid. The suspects face charges of illegal lending and operating an unlicensed personal loan business.
On 15 October 2069, Pol. Lt. Gen. Tinagorn Rangmat, Commissioner of the Technology Crime Suppression Bureau, ordered Pol. Maj. Gen. Kamkrit Sukthai, Commander of Technology Crime Suppression Division 5, along with several deputy commanders and officers from Division 3 of the same bureau, to arrest two suspects of an illegal online loan gang. The suspects, identified as 20‑year‑old Sanonchai (surname withheld) and 50‑year‑old Nat (surname withheld), were apprehended in front of a convenience store in Moo 5, Na Pho Subdistrict, Thungsong District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province. Investigators found the gang offering illegal loans in Nakhon Si Thammarat, Surat Thani, and Krabi provinces, charging interest rates exceeding 15 percent per year, which is above the legal limit. Officers seized loan advertisement cards, one car, three mobile phones, and 19,100 baht in cash. The suspects were charged with arranging loans for others at illegal interest rates and operating an unlicensed personal loan business, and were transferred to Thungsong Police Station for further legal action.
