Sixteen Chinese nationals thought of running an unlawful online money-lending service were jailed throughout a cops raid in Pattaya on Wednesday.
Authorities and migration officers robbed a townhouse in Bang Lamung district on Wednesday following info that a gang of foreign nationals had actually been utilizing your house as a base to offer prohibited online money-lending services to customers in Hong Kong.
Authorities discovered 16 Chinese nationals working inside the townhouse. Desktop, a computer system note pad, a photo copier device, 20 smart phones and various files gotten in touch with prohibited money-lending services were taken.
Authorities stated the foreign money-lending gang had actually gotten in Thailand 6 months earlier and kept altering lodging to prevent being jailed.
The 16 Chinese nationals had actually gotten in the nation on traveler visas. They offered prohibited money-lending services to customers in Hong Kong and charged rates of interest as high as 50%. There were numerous countless Hong Kong dollars in month-to-month flow from numerous clients.
The suspects were held at Pattaya police headquarters and would be turned over to Hong Kong authorities.
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