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Thai Police Bust $2B Fake Birth Registration Scheme for Chinese

7/13/2026

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Police launched operation Thot Klet Mangkon to break a network selling Thai registrations to Chinese clients, arresting records officer and an official in Thonburi for false paternity claims.
The scheme charged Chinese mothers 70,000 baht for childbirth and 20,000 baht for coordination.
Since 2020, 164 hospital cases, 62 registrations and 19 certificates linked to the suspects have led to suspect Thai nationality lets children hold assets tied to a 70-billion-baht laundering scheme.

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Police launched operation Thot Klet Mangkon to break a network selling Thai registrations to Chinese clients, arresting records officer and an official in Thonburi for false paternity claims.
The scheme charged Chinese mothers 70,000 baht for childbirth and 20,000 baht for coordination.
Since 2020, 164 hospital cases, 62 registrations and 19 certificates linked to the suspects have led to suspect Thai nationality lets children hold assets tied to a 70-billion-baht laundering scheme.