Thailand Police arrested the suspect in the Crypto-Galling episode of $ 50 million star-news.press/wp

Police in Thailand arrested a South Korean citizen suspected of washing more than $ 50 million in the illegal cryptocurrency of the scamptum by converting it into gold.

The 33 -year -old suspect, who was identified as Han, was detained at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Thailand on August 23. Han has allegedly played a major role in laundering money for fraud gangs at the call center by working as a financial channel in a cross -border process that used Crypto to buy golden straps, for everything, for everything. Local media reports.

According to the authorities, the HAN’s encryption portfolio has been treated more than $ 47 million between January and March 2024. This money was used to buy gold in at least 30 separate transactions, with each deal that includes at least 10 kilograms of gold.

The investigators of the Father Crime for Technology Crime in Thailand were working closely with gold sellers abroad and facilitated shipments to unlimited fraud agents. His phone, which was recovered during the arrest, was found that he reserves access to multiple encrypted currency accounts and wallet records that correspond to washing activities on a large scale.

Han told the investigators that he studied in China for a period of six years before he held a job with South Korea specializing in converting illegal digital assets into difficult goods.

Investigators believe that his activities were linked to a wider network of fraud calls that were active early in 2024. The fraud network managed by victims of the victims has the opportunity to earn money by carrying out simple tasks on the Internet until it is initially paid.

However, the real fraud was revealed when the fraudsters escalated, as promising victims reached 30 % to 50 % on investments in the “encryption” projects. In the end, investors will find their frozen accounts and deny clouds.

Ten arrests, and more than expected

Before the arrest of Han, the Thai police have already carried out arrests of fraud. Five suspects have been accused of money laundering, while allegedly running a bank account with a mule used to collect the deposits of the victims.

According to the commander of TCSD POL MALE GEN AtHip PhonGsiwapai, Han was wanted for fraud, plagiarism, money and money laundering.

At the present time, they are still in detention, and investigators say they are examining new strings on the recovered devices during the arrest.

Thailand’s investigation coincides with a wider wave of enforcement. Only last month, a court in Beijing Heal Seven people in a $ 20 million washing case that includes a former employee on the video platform, embezzled the money and transferred them through eight encryption exchange abroad.

In the previous month, he was a Russian encryption pioneer Charged By the United States of Justice for its role in enabling the cryptocurrency of $ 500 million.