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A Malaysian national wanted by the US Fish and Wildlife Service for allegedly trading in elephant tusks and rhinoceros horns was arrested at a hotel in Bangkok’s Wangthonglang district on Thursday by the so-called Green Cops.

Romance scammers tricked victims into investing millions via two applications, causing several million baht in losses, the police reported after 21 suspects were arrested in Cambodia.

Four suspects have been arrested for allegedly possessing and trading preserved wildlife without permission, the Natural Resources and Environmental Crime Suppression Division announced on Thursday.

Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan thanked Cambodia for its help in cracking down on call centre scammers and tackling transnational crime.

Metha Charingsuk, 42, the owner of Japanese buffet restaurant Daruma Sushi, was arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Samut Prakan on Wednesday for allegedly defrauding people and inputting false information into a computer system.

A 23-year-old soldier in Udon Thani was caught on Monday red-handed as he was trying to sell off one of the two gold necklaces worth 127,400 baht that he had allegedly snatched.

The civil sector condemned the Department of Children and Youth (DCY) for obstructing the investigation into child prostitution in Surat Thani.

The authorities rescued 68 Thais forced to work at illegal call centres in Cambodia and sent them back to Thailand on Friday.

Former Democrat Party deputy leader Prinn Panitchpakdi reported to Lumpini police station in Bangkok on Saturday after being hit by multiple sexual harassment allegations.

Liverpool and Manchester United fans have filed a police complaint that a social media user charged them tens of thousands of baht for tickets to watch the Bangkok match between the Premier League giants, only to run away with their money.

The Consumer Protection Police Division (CPPD) and the Department of Health Service Support arrested Thanakorn (last name withheld), a fake surgeon, at a clinic in Bangkok’s Wang Thonglang district on Thursday.

The Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry wants the fraud case involving the ministry’s savings cooperative to be made a special one so an in-depth investigation can be carried out, Deputy Agriculture Minister Mananya Thaiset said on Wednesday after chairing a meeting.