Thai fugitive extradited from China for Dr Boon network fraud
Thai police have arrested a broker linked to the Doctor Boon Vanasin network at Suvarnabhumi International Airport. She was extradited from China yesterday to face charges of fraud and deception totalling over 14 billion baht.
Thitiporn Chalermrattanaprateep was apprehended in China while fleeing these charges. She was returned to Thailand via China Southern Airlines flight CZ361, which landed at Suvarnabhumi Airport at 10pm yesterday, April 7.
Before this, the Metropolitan Police Bureau and the Crime Suppression Division received numerous complaints against Dr Boon and associates for violating the 1991 Act on Offences Relating to the Use of Cheques.
The charges included fraud and deception related to borrowing money, with damages estimated at nearly 15 billion baht.
An order, No. 581/2567, issued on November 27 last year, assigned Police Lieutenant General Samran Nualma, Assistant Commissioner General of the Royal Thai Police, to lead an investigation team.
The team was responsible for investigating and prosecuting 16 people for public fraud and deception.
The Criminal Court approved arrest warrants for the suspects:
- 86 year old Dr Boon Vanasin
- 53 year old Jidapa Phumput
- 38 year old Siwimon Jadmuang
- 79 year old Charuwan Vanasin
- 53 year old Nalin Vanasin
- 49 year old Atchima Panikkriangkrai
- 36 year old Pak Watthanaphorn
- 55 year old Phatranit Na Songkhla
- 36 year old Thanaphum Chanprasert
- 53 year old Nawara Kunchorn Na Ayutthaya, also known as Nawara Vanasin
- 39 year old Thitiporn Chalermrattanaprateep
- 39 year old Khotchaphon Suwankut
- 70 year old Masudee Knapitakpong
- 30 year old Netiwat Suwankut
- 46 year old Nannyakorn Dharma
- 53 year old Chanyan Puthiphongchan
The investigation successfully captured 13 suspects, while three, including Dr Boon, Thitiporn, and Khotchaphon, fled the country. Interpol was notified, leading to red notices for these individuals.
The investigation leader reported the complaints to the Department of Special Investigation (DSI), which classified the case as special case No. 136/2567.
The DSI completed its investigation and recommended prosecuting all 16 suspects for public fraud and deception.
For the three fugitives, Police Lieutenant General Samran Nualma assigned a task force, including Police Major General Nopasin Poolsawat, Pol. Maj. Gen. Pitak Utaitham, and Police Colonel Decho Sosuwannakul, to track them down. The task force discovered that Thitiporn Chalermrattanaprateep had fled to Guangzhou, China, reported KhaoSod.
Coordination with the Chinese Ministry of Public Security led to her arrest, as reported by the Guangzhou police on March 31.
She was extradited to Thailand on April 7, where she was detained following immigration procedures and handed over to the DSI for further legal action.
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