Chinese and Thai police have conducted a joint operation against a cross-border criminal network involved in credit card fraud targeting Chinese citizens. Nine suspects were arrested in the operation, including four Chinese nationals and five Thai nationals.
According to China’s Ministry of Public Security, the investigation into the group began in 2025. Chinese law enforcement authorities shared information about the case with their Thai counterparts and requested assistance in identifying members of the criminal network.
Investigators found that the suspects allegedly played different roles in the scheme. One of them reportedly operated a shop in Thailand that served as a front for illegally obtaining victims’ bank card information. Another suspect allegedly used the stolen data to produce counterfeit cards and recruited others to use them in fraudulent transactions.
The proceeds were allegedly laundered through various schemes. Preliminary estimates put the financial losses linked to the operation at more than 5 million yuan, or approximately $736,500.
The operation marked one of the first coordinated joint law-enforcement actions by China and Thailand in recent years targeting cross-border economic crime. The two countries also plan to strengthen cooperation through information sharing, joint analysis, suspect tracing and the recovery of illicit proceeds.
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