“Prasert”, Minister of DES, aims to “confiscate assets” to suppress the “Call Center Gang” movement.

At 8:30 a.m. at Government House, Mr. Prasert Chandraruangthong, Minister of Digital Economy and Society Gave an interview on the case of Thai people returning from Laok Kai, Myanmar. Some of them were accused of being a call center gang. How will the Ministry solve the problem of call center gangs throughout the system? The problem of call center gangs is a big issue. And these people are not afraid of going to jail. But he was more afraid about the seizure of assets, so he coordinated with the Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) to investigate the financial routes of these groups. and gave orders to Police Lieutenant General Jiraphop Phuridej, Commander of the Central Investigation Police. As Chairman of the Subcommittee on Suppression of Technology Crimes Continue to act systematically and resolutely.

When asked about preventing Thai people from leaving the country and becoming call center gangs. What will be done? Mr. Prasert said that there are immigration procedures for leaving the country. Relevant officials must be careful about what people leave for. Going on business or something? because it was suspicious that he was going to tell a story If you go to do business, you probably won’t get it. Because they know that there is unlikely to be any business that Thai people go to do business with. There are 2 groups of people who have returned from Lao Kai. The first group of 41 people are currently being screened in Chiang Rai. The second group has returned late last night, 266 people are currently being screened. What are the details of each person? Many of the people who returned have arrest warrants. Group 1 has arrest warrants for 7 people, 3 related to call centers, and the rest are related to drugs and labor trafficking. As for Group 2, it is initially known that they also have criminal cases.

When asked about Thailand being accused by foreigners of being the land of call center gangs. How to fix this image? Mr. Prasert said that it is not only Thailand. This gang is rampant in many countries. Thai authorities have taken a decisive action to crack down. This migration of Thai people from Laok Kai The results can be extended to large scale operations. And the problem of call center gangs is the main problem and urgent problem that the Ministry will take action on. By integrating work with many parties, including the police, AMLO, Interior, and Defense must work together.