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Chiang Rai network sold Thai ID cards to foreigners
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The Department of Provincial Administration (DOPA) has exposed four cases of household registration fraud in Chiang Rai, including two Chinese men wanted on INTERPOL red notices who obtained Thai identity documents.
Key facts
- Case 1: DNA test exposes ‘phantom father’
- Case 2: Cash seizure leads to temple screening
- Case 3: Fugitive wanted over 15 billion baht
- Case 4: Second fugitive posed as hill union child
- On 23 June 2026, Mae Sai customs seized more than 23 million baht (US$708,000) hidden in cardboard boxes in a car
- The Department of Provincial Administration (DOPA) has exposed four cases of household registration fraud in Chiang Rai, including two Chinese men wanted on INTERPOL red notices who obtained Thai identity documents.
Summary
The cases are part of Operation Northern Shadow, which targets transnational criminal networks that exploit loopholes in Thailand’s civil registration system. Deputy Interior Minister Worasit Liangprasit presided over the briefing at Wang Thonglang Police Station in Bangkok at 11am on 9 October 2026.
Worasit said the investigation is widening to three groups: people who fraudulently took over registration rights, brokers who arranged the records, and officials who may have been involved.