Police Seize SIMBOX Gear in Khao San Guesthouse Raid
Bangkok Metropolitan Police raided a guesthouse on Tanao Road in the Khao San area, seizing two 32-slot SIMBOX devices and related equipment used by a call center gang for online scams. The equipment was hidden in the ceiling of a first-floor room. All items have been transferred to Chana Songkram Police Station as investigators pursue additional suspects.
Metropolitan Police raided a guesthouse in the Khao San area, seizing SIMBOX equipment hidden in the ceiling after expanding their investigation into a call center gang using the devices to scam victims online. They are now hunting for accomplices.
On November 5, 2026, Pol. Lt. Col. Kiattikun Santhon, Deputy Commander of the Metropolitan Police Bureau; Pol. Lt. Col. Chotiwat Lueangwilai, Superintendent of the Technology Crime Suppression Division; Pol. Maj. Gen. Ritthi Pan Dam, Deputy Superintendent; and Pol. Maj. Gen. Pongsit Palapong, Head of the News Analysis and Special Tools Unit, ordered officers from that unit to inspect room 4 on the first floor of the New Central Guesthouse on Tanao Road in Bowon Niwet subdistrict, Phra Nakhon district, Bangkok, at approximately 3:45 p.m. on November 4.
The raid followed an investigation revealing criminals were using SIMBOX equipment on Tanao Road to conduct online fraud. The search uncovered two 32-slot GSM gateway SIMBOX devices, one CCTV camera, two internet routers, one timer device, and electrical control wiring.
All items were initially seized and handed to investigators at Chana Songkram Police Station for legal proceedings, while police expand the investigation to apprehend additional suspects.
