Police Bust Birth Certificate Fraud Ring Using Fake Thai Fathers
Police dismantled a birth certificate fraud ring that used a fake Thai father to register 164 Chinese children over five years, arresting a hospital broker and district official who facilitated the scheme for 70,000 baht per case in the Tho
On July 9, 2026, Deputy Police Commissioner Samran Nualmma, along with National Police Office Commander Nopsit Poolswat, launched Operation 'Scale of the Dragon' to arrest a man using the alias 'Thipaya' who was hired to register false births for foreign nationals. He worked in collaboration with hospital staff from a private hospital in the Thonburi area and local district office officials.
Simultaneously, Bangkok Metropolitan Police investigation chief Colonel Chotiwat Leungvilai and his team arrested Ms. S., a medical records officer at a private hospital in Thonburi, identified as a broker for the 'Chinese children' operation. She coordinated the arrangement of Chinese clients seeking delivery services at the hospital, with package fees of 70,000 baht, earning 20,000 baht in commission for arranging paperwork. The scheme had been operating for over five years.
Medical records review revealed 164 Chinese nationals who used the same Thai father for birth registration over approximately five years. Hospital records showed no prior pregnancy records under this Thai father, yet birth certificates were subsequently issued with him retroactively listed as the father.
Colonel Chotiwat read the arrest warrant and charges including misconduct in office and corruption. A district official identified as Ms. S. was also arrested for registering and issuing birth certificates to Chinese children. Both suspects were taken to Bangkok Metropolitan Police Division 8 for further questioning and investigation.
Police are currently executing search warrants on the homes of the Thai parents of Chinese children involved in the scheme.
