Immigration officials arrested two South Korean men secretly working at a luxury pub in the Thonglor area, secretly selling e-cigarettes with an income of hundreds of thousands per month. The other is the leader of the call center movement who fled into hiding in Pattaya. Pol. Maj. Gen. Phanthana Nuchanart, Deputy Commander of the Immigration Bureau, along with Pol. Col. Rapeephat Utsaha, deputy commander of Immigration Division 1, and those involved announced the arrest of a South Korean man named Mr. Blue, 27 years old, who was illegally working in a luxury pub in the Thonglor area, including selling e-cigarettes to tourists. Income of hundreds of thousands per month Due to the officials Receive a written complaint through the Immigration Bureau. From an anonymous person giving information that there is a South Korean foreigner. Sneaking work at a posh pub in the Thonglor area It is a famous nightlife destination for both Thais and foreigners. And there are other illegal behaviors that require officials to investigate. Therefore, he went to the area to investigate and find news until it became clear that there had actually been an offense committed according to the complaint. Therefore, a plan was made to have a female police officer with a good personality act as a spy to contact the target person. Who uses the name "Blue" on Instagram, Kakao Talk and LINE to reserve a table by transferring a deposit of 1,000 baht into the PromptPay account. Later, the arresting police officer went to use the shop and Mr. Blue came to introduce himself. Along with receiving a service fee of 500 baht from the officer, Mr. Blue later offered to sell electronic cigarettes to the female spy. who was one of the police officers who arrested They informed that they had 2 flavors of e-cigarettes for sale at a price of 340 baht each. The female police officer in the arrest team then asked to buy 1 e-cigarette of both flavors, one of each, by transferring the money into the original PromptPay account, which is believed to be Mr. Blu e's real name When Mr. Blue brought the electronic cigarette to deliver. The arresting officer then presented himself as an immigration police officer and searched Mr. Blue and found a Thai banknote with the same number as entered in the daily record. and found 5 more e-cigarettes and found a store employee's card with the name BLUE in the position of Account Executive (AE). The officers then reported the charges and arrested and transported him. Investigators at Thonglor Police Station prosecuted charges of being an alien working without a work permit. (Selling e-cigarettes), concealing, helping to sell, helping to take away, buying, pawning or accepting prohibited items that have entered the Kingdom without passing through customs, and selling e-cigarette products or e-cigarette refill liquid. In violation of the orders of the Consumer Protection Board In another case, a South Korean man was arrested. Head of call center process After escaping from hiding place in Pattaya Caused more than 200 million won o f damage by Pol. Maj. Gen. Phanthana Nuchanart, deputy commander of the Immigration Bureau, along with Pol. Col. Ploen Klinpayom, deputy commander of Immigration Region 3, and others. Involved in making a statement in the case of the arrest of a man of South Korean nationality. call center process After escaping from hiding place in Pattaya The visa stayed longer than the allowed period (OVERSTAY) as a result of the Chonburi Provincial Immigration Office receiving information from the Foreign Affairs Division. Royal Thai Police Office said that Mr. O (pseudonym) is 51 years old, of South Korean nationality. He is a suspect under an arrest warrant issued by the South Korean authorities. in the offense of fraud And Interpol has issued a red notice (INTERPOL RED NOTICE) by Mr. O, who has the personality of being the leader of a call center gang. Based in China They used phone calls and sent messages to defraud victims in South Korea. Various situations were created to trick victims into transferring money to mem bers of the call center gang. Over a period of two weeks, they were able to deceive 6 victims, worth more than 200 million won in damages. After the South Korean authorities issued an arrest warrant for Mr. Oh, he fled the case and hid in the Pattaya area. The officials then checked the information and found that Mr. O Came to stay in Thailand with permission expired (OVERSTAY) and then investigated and tracked down Mr. O. In the residential areas and tourist attractions in Pattaya Until they discovered that Mr. O had come to rent a condo in the area of Nong Prue Subdistrict, Bang Lamung District, Chonburi Province, he went to investigate. When he found Mr. O, he arrested him and took him to the investigating officer. Pattaya City Police Station Prosecuted on such charges. Source: Thai News Agency