(File photo via Pattaya Daily News)Foreign gangs behind romance scams targeting wealthy Thai women are flourishing, despite intensive efforts to crack down on the crime. Pol Lt Gen Thitiraj waged a war on romance gangs two years ago. Pol Lt Gen Thitiraj is calling on "officials working upriver" to step up efforts to prevent the crime. Police agencies agree more work is needed to better tackle romance scams to prevent other crimes. An investigation found members of romance scams transfer money to drug trafficking gangs, according to Narcotics Suppression Bureau chief Sommai Kongwisaisuk.

Source: Bangkok Post January 21, 2018 22:18 UTC