Thailand seizes more than $300m in assets and issues 42 arrest warrants in cyberscam crackdown
Seizures and warrants involve Chinese-Cambodian tycoon Chen Zhi, who heads US-sanctioned Prince Group, and Cambodians Kok An and Yim LeakThailand has seized assets worth more than $300m, including shares in a major regional energy company, and issued arrest warrants for 42 people in a high-profile...
<p>Seizures and warrants involve Chinese-Cambodian tycoon Chen Zhi, who heads US-sanctioned Prince Group, and Cambodians Kok An and Yim Leak</p><p>Thailand has seized assets worth more than $300m, including shares in a major regional energy company, and issued arrest warrants for 42 people in a high-profile push against regional scam networks, officials said on Wednesday.</p><p>Parts of south-east Asia, including the border areas between Thailand, Myanmar and Cambodia, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/02/what-are-scam-centres-explained-in-30-seconds">have become hubs for online fraud</a>, with criminal networks earning billions from illegal compounds where trafficking victims are often forced to work.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/04/thailand-scam-cyberscam-crackdown-arrests-south-east-asia">Continue reading...</a>
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