DSI Arrests Accomplice of Loan Shark Charging a Ruthless 2,000% Annual Interest Rate

On May 28, 2026, at approximately 9:50 a.m., the Surveillance and Intelligence Center arrested Mr. Jittipong (surname withheld), a suspect pursuant to Criminal Court arrest warrant No. 2799/2569 dated May 15, 2026. The suspect is charged with aiding and abetting others in charging interest at a rate higher than specified by law. The arrest took place at the Department of Special Investigation, the Government Complex Building C, 2^nd floor, Laksi District, Bangkok. Upon arrest, officers informed the suspect of charges and legal rights under the Criminal Procedure Code, as well as the requirement to continuously record a video and audio in the process of the arrest and detention until the suspect is transferred to the special case inquiry officials, pursuant to the Prevention and Suppression of Torture and Enforced Disappearance Act, B.E. 2565 (2022). Subsequently, the suspect was handed over to the special case inquiry official for further legal proceedings.

The aforementioned case is Special Case No.40/2567 by the Bureau of Justice Enhancement Affairs. Mr. Jittipong committed wrongdoing by opening bank accounts and activating mobile phone numbers to conduct electronic transactions (E-Banking), which were used for transferring loans and receiving loan shark debt payments that charge an interest rate of up to 2,000% per year.

        The operation to track down and arrest the suspect under the special case arrest warrant was conducted in accordance with the directives of Police Major Yutthana Praedam, Director General of the DSI, and Police Major Jatupol Bongkochmas, Deputy Director General of the DSI, which assigned the Surveillance and Intelligence Center, a unit under the Director General’s direct command, to organize operational teams to track and apprehend suspects wanted under arrest warrants, in order to bring the alleged offenders who remain at large to justice.