The bust followed an earlier arrest on September 14 in Saraburi Province, which led investigators to trace additional active communication hubs. Each SIM Box could operate 32 SIM cards simultaneously. The syndicate typically impersonated telecom employees before connecting victims to bogus police officers on video calls, coercing them to transfer money under the pretext of clearing fake drug or money laundering allegations.

All seized equipment has been impounded by local police as authorities continue working to identify the network's handlers and untangle their financial channels.

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