Police arrest two fraud suspects
The police's Anti-Human Trafficking Division (AHTD) yesterday announced the arrest of two wanted fraud suspects who allegedly duped 100 people in Nakhon Ratchasima, Udon Thani and Khon Kaen out of money with promises of well-paid jobs in Japan.
AHTD chief Pol Maj Gen Chavalit Sawangphet told a press conference that Noppadon Tientipjarat, 68, and Satit Pinthong, 54, had allegedly charged workers a fee of Bt50,000 to Bt60,000 each to help find them a job in the construction, agriculture and fisheries sectors. Instead, they fled with the money.
Chavalit said the two suspects had confessed to the crime and said they used another man called Don Jankomwong, who surrendered to police earlier, to invite the workers to join the bogus scheme.
Chavalit said Noppadon was previously charged in other fraud cases, while Sathit had been dismissed from military service without honour. He believed there were more victims and urged them to contact hotline number 1191.
In a separate case, the AHTD also announced the recent arrests of Khon Kaen restaurant owner Wongjan Sonsupap, 39, and her employee Saifon Jairak, 19, for procuring a girl under the age of 18 for prostitution.
