Immigration Police Arrest Chinese Fugitive in 500M Baht Tax Fraud Case
Thai immigration police arrested a 36-year-old Chinese businesswoman known as "Ms. Wu" in Bangkok's Phra Khanong district. She was wanted by Chinese authorities for customs violations and tax fraud schemes that caused over 500 million baht in damages in Shanghai. The arrest followed coordination between the Chinese Embassy and Thai police.
Immigration Bureau 1 arrested "Ms. Wu," a Chinese national wanted by China, who fled to Thailand and caused economic damage exceeding 500 million baht. On October 23, 2026, Pol. Lt. Gen. Noppasit Poolsawat, Deputy Commissioner of the Immigration Bureau, along with Pol. Maj. Gen. Thanit Thaiwacharamas, Pol. Maj. Gen. Choenran Rimphadi, and Pol. Maj. Gen. Kongchai Leingsomthap, Commander of Immigration Division 1, ordered Pol. Lt. Col. Kiratikorn Kongkriengsiri, Deputy Commander of Immigration Division 1, and Pol. Lt. Col. Pholsit Suthiat, Chief of Investigation, to launch a crackdown on undesirable foreign criminals. The operation followed coordination from the Chinese Embassy in Thailand and the Royal Thai Police's Foreign Affairs Division. After intelligence indicated a foreign national with a Chinese arrest warrant was staying in the Sukhumvit area, Phra Khanong, Klong Toei, Bangkok, officers apprehended Ms. Wu (pseudonym), age 36, a Chinese businesswoman. She is wanted by China for "violating customs laws." Ms. Wu allegedly established an import-export clothing company as a front but secretly operated other businesses to commit tax fraud across all dimensions, including tariff manipulation, false declarations, forged certificates of origin, document forgery, smuggling, stamp destruction, and fraudulent tax refund claims. Total damage exceeds 500 million baht in Shanghai, China, before she fled to hide in Bangkok where she was arrested.
