The Department of Special Investigation will take up the triads case involving Chinese businessman Chaiyanat "Tuhao" Kornchayanant, Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin said on Thursday.
BANGKOK (The Nation/Asia News Network): Investigators believe at least 27 immigration police officers have made it possible for members of Chinese triads to stay illegally in Thailand.
The Immigration Bureau will tighten its visa extension rules to prevent foreign criminals from establishing businesses in the country, its chief said on Thursday.
Police raided 11 locations across Greater Bangkok on Tuesday, including a luxury housing project in the Lasalle area of Samut Prakan, where most units were found to have been purchased through a nominee with suspected links to a Chinese crime syndicate under investigation, according to a police source.