ENDSI Arrests Mule Accounts Holder Conspiring in Money Laundering Over 500 Million Baht, Linking Online Gambling Network, known as “Thanthai”
published: 4/28/2026 5:21:17 PM updated: 5/25/2026 2:19:14 PM 2134 views
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DSI Arrests Mule Accounts Holder Conspiring in Money Laundering Over 500 Million Baht, Linking Online Gambling Network, known as “Thanthai”
On Monday, April 27, 2026, at 5.05 p.m., the Surveillance and Intelligence Center arrested Mr. Chaiyut (surname withheld), a suspect pursuant to Criminal Court arrest warrant no.1645/2569, dated March 20, 2026. The suspect was accused of conspiring by two or more persons to commit the offense of money laundering and committed money laundering in consequence of conspiracy and jointly committing money laundering. The officers arrested the suspect in front of a factory in Chom Thong district, Bangkok. The officers informed the suspect of their 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, following the Prevention and Suppression of Torture and Enforced Disappearance Act, B.E. 2565 (2022). The custody officers informed the public prosecutors of Phuket and district chief of Thalang, Phuket and make a detainee record (Por Tor 1) under the Prevention and Suppression of Torture and Enforced Disappearance Act, B.E. 2565 (2022). The Special Case Inquiry Officials from the Bureau of Technology and Information Crime has completed the investigation and escorted Mr. Chaiyut to criminal court to file a remand request pending further legal proceedings.
The aforementioned case is Special Case No. 64/2567 of the Bureau of Technology and Information Crime, in which Mr. Chaiyut opened mule account to launder over 500 million baht for Thanthai’s online gambling group.
The operation to track 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. They assigned the Surveillance and Intelligence Center, a unit under the Director General’s direct supervision, to organize operation teams to track and apprehend suspects wanted under arrest warrants, in order to bring the alleged offenders who remain at large to justice.
