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Tourist police bust 3 behind Vietnamese loan ring

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July 26, 2025

The Tourist Police Bureau has arrested three Vietnamese nationals for operating an illegal loan shark scheme in Bangkok, charging fellow Vietnamese borrowers interest rates as high as 45%.

- WASSAYOS NGAMKHAM

The suspects - Ngo Van Long, 25; Hoang Trung Tran, 21; and Dang Van Ngan, 19 were apprehended on Thursday at a residence in Lat Krabang district.

Acting on a tip-off, officers secured a search warrant from the Min Buri Criminal Court and raided the property.

During the raid, Mr Ngo, who claimed to be the tenant, was found upstairs with the two other suspects, working on computers.

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