Police arrest Chinese national Zhu Jiagen near Wat Banglamung, seizing 951,000 baht in cash linked to an alleged transnational call center scam. PATTAYA, Thailand – Officers from Pattaya City Police Station and the Chonburi Transnational Crime Suppression Unit arrested a Chinese national believed to be part of a large-scale call center scam network. The suspect, identified as Zhu Jiagen, 29, was taken into custody outside a 7-Eleven near Wat Banglamung, north of Pattaya. The arrest followed a warrant issued by the Pattaya Provincial Court on multiple serious charges, including participating in a secret criminal association, defrauding the public, entering false or misleading information into a computer system, conspiring to commit money laundering, and committing money laundering. When police approached Zhu as he withdrew money from an ATM, they found him in possession of Thai currency totaling 951,000 baht, consisting of 951 one-thousand-baht banknotes. Authorities also confiscated several bank deposit slips and a white Nissan Teana sedan bearing Bangkok license plates. Investigators had been tracking Zhu for some time after determining that he had sought refuge near Wat Banglamung. Surveillance teams monitored his movements closely before moving in once they confirmed his identity and activity. His arrest marks another step in Thailand’s efforts to crack down on transnational crime syndicates that use call center operations to scam Thai citizens out of large sums of money. Police say Zhu’s case will proceed according to Thai law, and investigations into the wider network are ongoing. His capture is being hailed as a successful example of inter-agency cooperation in tackling cross-border cybercrime and financial fraud.