BANGKOK, April 9 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Thursday announced the seizure and freezing of assets totaling over 20 billion baht (about 624 million U.S. dollars) from a cross-border scammer network, urging all agencies to strictly implement measures and enforce the law.
Anutin told a press conference that this seizure occurred in two phases, with the first involving 68 items worth a total of 12 trillion baht, and the second adding 34 items valued at 8.2 billion baht.
The prime minister expressed gratitude to relevant agencies for their coordinated efforts, which enabled the investigation to trace the financial transactions of the suspects.
Ratchada Thanadirek, spokesperson for the prime minister's office, said that the prime minister has designated the prevention and crackdown on cybercrime as a national agenda, in line with the policy announcement to parliament aimed at enhancing efforts against cybercrime and money laundering, thereby building public and international confidence. ■
