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Thai police have raided a luxury hotel in Nonthaburi province, arresting a Chinese national on drug charges and three Myanmar nationals for immigration violations. The operation allegedly served Chinese clients through hidden gambling, drug and sex services.
Police in Vietnam's Ninh Binh province have dismantled a transnational online fraud ring, arresting 12 suspects accused of swindling more than 500 victims out of RM39.2 million using elaborate impersonation tactics and fake websites.
A Malaysian man has been sentenced to 16 months' jail after joining a Cambodia-based scam operation that targeted Singaporeans. He lasted just three days before being fired for failing to defraud anyone.
Thailand has issued an arrest warrant for Chinese businessman Wang Yicheng, accused of leading a network that used illegal crypto mining to launder proceeds from regional scams and gambling operations worth tens of millions.
Myanmar's security forces have arrested four Chinese nationals in Muse Township for operating online scams and illegal gambling networks. Authorities seized 34 mobile phones and computing equipment during the raid.
Thailand is overhauling its immigration framework to expedite the removal of foreign offenders, following concerns that legal delays and a now-cancelled 60-day visa exemption scheme enabled criminal networks to operate freely from Thai soil.
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Indonesian authorities have dismantled a transnational drug smuggling operation, apprehending four foreign nationals and confiscating etomidate worth RM22.7 million across three cases uncovered between February and May.
Thailand has unveiled a comprehensive security overhaul combining Shield, a transnational crime database, with AI-driven monitoring systems to combat call-centre gangs, human trafficking and online threats affecting regional security.
Authorities arrested a 27-year-old Filipino citizen at a plantation in Sabah's Kinabatangan district, recovering ten live pangolins and an elephant tusk in what represents an escalating crackdown on transnational wildlife smuggling networks.
Police in Vietnam's Phu Tho province have charged four individuals, including a Chinese national, after foiling an attempt to relocate an online scam operation from Cambodia. The group was preparing infrastructure for an influx of fraudulent call centre workers.
ASEAN police forces are strengthening intelligence-sharing and cross-border cooperation to counter the rapid expansion of online scam syndicates across the region, as criminals relocate operations to newer destinations.
Authorities detained 11 individuals, including four Indonesians, and confiscated timber and equipment valued at RM2.43 million during coordinated raids across Kelantan and Terengganu.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has urged ASEAN and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation to merge their capabilities in tackling cross-border crime and advancing energy cooperation, leveraging existing frameworks to drive measurable regional progress.
Malaysian authorities have arrested and deported two Indian nationals wanted in relation to a bombing incident on railway infrastructure in Punjab. The deportation reflects ongoing cross-border law enforcement cooperation in South Asia.