On the 29th, Achayun, Director of the Thai Narcotics Suppression Bureau, held a press conference at the Narcotics Suppression Police Headquarters to announce the successful dismantling of a large transnational drug trafficking and money laundering network, codenamed “Black Mirror TKP.” This group laundered drug money through shell companies, with the amount involved reaching tens of billions of Thai baht, and implicated a parliamentary candidate from the Thai People’s Party.
So far, Thai police have arrested four key suspects. In this operation, authorities have seized or confiscated assets worth approximately 246.6 million Thai baht (about 31.78 million ringgit), recovered firearms, and frozen 30 million Thai baht in bank accounts related to the case.
Achayun stated that “Black Mirror TKP” is a highly organized and large-scale criminal group that has been engaged in domestic and cross-border drug trafficking in Thailand for a long time. Investigations revealed that the group laundered criminal proceeds through controlled enterprise entities, with links to seven other related cases.
The organization’s members include both Thai nationals and foreigners, and its core money laundering method is to set up shell companies. Further investigations by police revealed that the network’s money flow is closely connected to three other companies, with transactions amounting to tens of billions of Thai baht. Police are cooperating with Thailand’s Anti-Money Laundering Office and have obtained the bank account details of the related corporate groups. Transaction records show suspiciously interconnected activities involving these accounts in multiple locations.
Based on systematically collected evidence, the Thai Narcotics Suppression Bureau applied for and received arrest warrants from the criminal court, and legal action is being taken against seven directors and shareholders of the associated companies on charges of “joint money laundering.”
Regarding the MP candidate’s involvement, police clarified that his candidacy was a personal act, unrelated to any organization or political party. The investigation has been ongoing for over a year, and the relevant arrest warrant was signed before the suspect registered as a candidate.
Investigations revealed that the equities of the four companies involved are intertwined, and around 50 bank accounts were used to operate the funds, with abnormal transaction amounts reaching about two trillion Thai baht, with no legitimate source of funds provided. Some accounts showed single or cumulative suspicious inflows exceeding one billion Thai baht.
Financial flow analysis confirmed these accounts were used to pay drug couriers and transfer funds to overseas individuals. Previously, Taiwanese law enforcement arrested Thai nationals smuggling drugs from Thailand, and the financial source traced back to these four companies. This network is also involved in smuggling drugs from neighboring countries into Thailand, distributing them within the country, and then re-exporting them, thus forming a complete transnational drug trafficking and money laundering chain.