DSI arrested its key alleged offender for offences of jointly using counterfeit electronic cards (its special cases with 20 million bath damage)

DSI arrested its key alleged offender for offences of jointly using counterfeit electronic cards (its special cases with 20 million bath damage)

       On July 22, 2021, officers of the Surveillance and Intelligence Division of the DSI arrested Mr. Sumet Saeoui, the important alleged offender in the special case no.10/2550 and the special case no.52/2550, pursuant to the arrest warrants of the Minburi Provincial Court no.894/2551 dated May 21, 2008 and the Phrakhanong Provincial Court no.Sor.1767/2551 dated July 25, 2008 for the offence of jointly using counterfeit electronic cards (the cards issued to the entitled person for use of payment of goods, services, or other debts instead of cash payment).

       For these two special cases, between September 20, 2006 and October 3, 2006, Mr. Sumet Saeoui (the alleged offender) and others jointly used counterfeit electronic cards (credit cards) through the electronic data capture (EDC) of a shop named Beauty House Shop or Ploy Shop by plotting to obtain the EDC machine from “Ploy Shop” which later changed its name to “Beauty House Shop”. After that, they swiped a lot of counterfeit credit cards through the EDC machine for money transfer by the Siam Commercial Bank according to the transactions by the said credit cards. Subsequently, the money was transferred from the account of Ploy Shop or the Beauty Shop to the account of the group of offenders as planned. The act of the alleged offender is regarded as the offences under Section 269/4, Section 269/7 and Section 83 of the Criminal Code. The DSI received the said case for inquiry as its special case nos.10/2550 and 52/2550, then gathered evidence for requesting the Minburi Provincial Court and the Phra Khanong Provincial Court to issue arrest warrants against for Mr.Sumet Saeoui for the said offence. Afterwards, the officers of the Surveillance and Intelligence Division of the DSI investigated and discovered the residence of Mr.Sumet Saeoui at Ban Lao Loeng, Moo 2, Rai Kee Subdistrict, Lue Amnat District, Amnat Charoen Province. Therefore, they arrested him on 22 July, 2021 and brought him to the special case inquiry officials for further legal proceedings.

       The DSI persists in investigating, inquiring, preventing and suppressing special crime for providing justice to the people. Due to the situation of Coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19), the DSI has implemented its work-from-home measure (100%) pursuant to the provision under Section 9 of the Emergency Decree on Public Administration in Emergency Situations, B.E. 2548 (2005) (No. 28). If it is the necessity to contact the DSI, please contact via www.dsi.go.th, Banner “Petition, Complaint, Whistleblowing” for collecting evidence and legal proceeding by special case inquiry officials.

Dated July 24, 2021