Thai Police Arrest 26 Chinese Nationals Suspected of Illegal Loans

Some of the 26 Chinese nationals arrested by Thai authorities for running an illegal loan operation. Image via the Chonburi Police.

Thai police said they arrested 26 Chinese nationals on Saturday on suspicion they were running an illegal online loan operation.

Officers raided a “luxury pool villa” in the resort town of Pattaya, about 100 kiolmetres (60 miles) south of Bangkok, and detained one woman and 25 men from China, the police said in a statement.

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