DSI Arrests Offender for Money Laundering in 300-Million-Baht Land Investment Fraud Involving Fake Japanese Investors

On Wednesday, February 11, 2026, at approximately 11:45 a.m., the Surveillance and Intelligence Center, in collaboration with the Special Case Operations Center Region 2 under the Bureau of Regional Operations, jointly arrested Miss Kanchana or Miss Waleerak (surname withheld). She is an offender under the Pattaya Provincial Court's Arrest Warrant No. 40/2569, dated January 21, 2026, accused of jointly committing money laundering and jointly conspiring through an agreement between two or more persons to commit money laundering under the Anti-Money Laundering Act, B.E. 2542 (1999) and the Criminal Code. The arrest took place along Thap Phraya Road, Nong Prue Subdistrict, Bang Lamung District, Chonburi Province. The arresting officers informed the offender of the charges and her rights in accordance with the Criminal Procedure Code. They also notified the offender that continuous audio and video recordings must be made during the arrest and detention until she is handed over to the Special Case Inquiry Official, in compliance with the Prevention and Suppression of Tortured and Enforced Disappearance Act, B.E. 2565 (2022). Subsequently, she was taken into custody and handed over to the responsible Special Case Inquiry Official for further legal proceedings.

The aforementioned case is Special Case No. 286/2565 of the Bureau of Regional Operations. Miss Waleerak allegedly persuaded the public to invest in purchasing land by claiming that Japanese investors would invest in establishing a factory in Thailand, with a project value of approximately 300 million baht. However, the investigation revealed that these were false statements, misleading individuals into believing and investing. The obtained funds were subsequently utilized in a manner constituting money laundering. Previously, the Special Case Inquiry Officials team had submitted Miss Waleerak to the public prosecutor for indictment in court, but she fled. Consequently, an arrest warrant was requested and approved, leading to her successful tracking and arrest today.

In this regard, the operation to track down and arrest the suspect under the arrest warrant in special cases was in accordance with the directive of Police Major Yutthana Praedam, Director-General of the Department of Special Investigation (DSI), and Police Major Jatupol Bongkochmas, Deputy Director-General of the DSI, which assigns the Surveillance and Intelligence Center, an agency under direct command, to form the operation team to track down and arrest the suspects under the warrant and to ensure the fugitive suspects will be brought to justice.