Two Nigerian men and a Thai woman were arrested in Thalang district of Phuket in Thailand for alleged involvement in a romance scam.
The 32-year-old Thai woman, Kanyathanat Thotsatham and the Nigerian nationals, whose names were not disclosed by police, were arrested during a raid on a house in the Phatcharee Thalang housing estate on Thursday night, February 8, 2024.
The officers also seized 50 sachets of cocaine and a digital balance from the residence.
Ms Kanyathanat was wanted on an arrest warrant issued by Samut Prakan Provincial Court for public fraud and inputting false information into a computer system.
The two men were found to have overstayed their visas for 1,401 days and 1,728 days, respectively.
Pol Lt Col Pitthaya Thepmuang, inspector of the Tourist Police Sub-Division 3, said the arresting team discovered that some foreign nationals from South Africa were part of a romance scam gang that operated by creating fake Facebook accounts to dupe people in Thailand into transferring money.
