Suspects believed to have fled crackdown on scam centres in CambodiaThai police detain 17 Chinese nationals who had entered the country illegally at a hotel in Lat Krabang, Bangkok, on Tuesday. (Photo: supplied/ Wassayos Ngamkham)Seventeen Chinese nationals were arrested at a Bangkok hotel on Tuesday after entering Thailand illegally from Cambodia, having fled the neighbouring country after scam centres were reportedly shut down. A Cambodian senior government official said his country has closed almost 200 scam centres in recent weeks, Reuters reported on Wednesday. The Chinese suspects, including key figure Kui Ming Zhao, 31, were apprehended at a hotel in Lat Krabang district during a raid on Tuesday night. Late last month, a special marine task force arrested seven Chinese illegally crossing the border into Chanthaburi, with dozens of mobile phones and Cambodian SIM cards seized.

Source: Bangkok Post February 11, 2026 17:50 UTC