DSI and Royal Thai Police arrested "Kotchapron," a broker associated with Dr. Boon, after she fled Thailand since September 2024

In accordance with the policy of Police Colonel Tawee Sodsong, Minister of Justice, the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has been assigned to enforce the law against special crimes that significantly impact the country’s economic system and national security. The DSI and the Royal Thai Police have jointly integrated their cross-border investigation efforts. Through close cooperation in transnational crime prevention and suppression with INTERPOL and relevant international law enforcement partners, they were able to apprehend Miss Kotchapron (surname withheld), who acted as a broker providing funding sources to Dr. Boon, the offender in Special Case No. 136/2567, bringing her swiftly back into the criminal justice process. On April 16, 2025, at 09:00 a.m., Police Captain Wisanu Chimtrakool, Deputy Director General of the DSI, Police Captain Thinavudth Silapat, Director of the Bureau of Foreign Affairs and Transnational Crime, Mr. Angsuket Visuthvatanasak, Director of the Bureau of Justice Enhancement Affairs, Lieutenant Theeraniti Wiriyakitti, Special Case Inquiry Official, Senior Professional Level, along with officers from the Surveillance and Intelligence Center, Police Major General Pitak Uthaitham, Deputy Commissioner of the Office of the Commissioner General, and Police Colonel Decho Sosuwannakul, Deputy Commander, Immigration Division 3 – who were appointed by the Prime Minister to the Special Case Inquiry Official Team, supervised by Police Major Yutthana Praedam, Director General of the DSI, and Police Lieutenant General Samran Nualma, Assistant Commissioner-General of the Royal Thai Police – jointly apprehended Miss Kotchapron. She is wanted for jointly borrowing money in a manner that constitutes public fraud under the Emergency Decree on Borrowings Which are Regarded as Public Cheating and Fraud, B.E. 2527 (1984) and its amendments, and for jointly defrauding the public under the Criminal Code. The arrest took place at Don Mueang International Airport. Miss Kotchapron had fled Thailand since September 2024.

This case originated from the DSI, Bureau of Justice Enhancement Affairs, receiving the transfer of a criminal investigation file from the Metropolitan Police Bureau, Royal Thai Police, on December 27, 2024. There were more than 605 complainants and victims, with damages amounting to 16,100,602,806 baht. The DSI conducted an investigation, gathered evidence, seized assets, and forwarded the case to the Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO). The special case investigation file was subsequently submitted to the public prosecutor on January 27, 2025, with an opinion to prosecute Dr. Boon and 15 accomplices, totaling 16 individuals. Three suspects, namely Mr. Boon (surname withheld), Miss Kotchapron (surname withheld), and Miss Thitiporn (surname withheld), fled abroad, leading to the INTERPOL being notified to issue a Red Notice. Previously, on April 7, 2025, the DSI and the Royal Thai Police jointly arrested Miss Thitiporn, another broker associated with Dr. Boon, at Suvarnabhumi Airport.

          Furthermore, Miss Kotchapron is the 15th suspect arrested in Special Case No. 136/2567. Her actions involved soliciting the public to invest by providing money to Dr. Boon and his associates as loans. Subsequently, no returns were paid and the principal was not repaid, causing widespread damage. The DSI will continue to pursue and apprehend Dr. Boon, who remains at large, in order to bring him to justice.