(AsiaGameHub) – A Chinese citizen suspected of connections to 239 illicit gambling sites has been apprehended in Thailand, after using a Saint Kitts and Nevis passport to avoid attention.
According to local publication The Thaiger, Bei Minsi, aged 32, was arrested in the Pattaya area by Thailand’s Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) based on information from the Chinese embassy.
Although born in China, Minsi obtained citizenship from Saint Kitts and Nevis via its investment migration scheme, a route also taken by other individuals associated with Chinese illegal gambling rings.
A recent probe by the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCRP) and The Times identified Su Jiangbo as the fugitive whose assets were seized by the UK Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) using an Unexplained Wealth Order.
Jiangbo employed his St. Kitts and Nevis golden passport to buy London real estate and is now required to justify the origin of the purchase funds to UK officials.
Minsi is alleged to have participated in an unlawful gambling operation with over 330,000 Chinese users, generating revenue of 13 billion baht (£300.9m). Authorities state he used his second passport to travel to Thailand undetected.
Investigative findings connect Minsi to She Zhijiang, who was likewise detained in Thailand and later sent back to China to answer charges concerning illegal gambling.
Zhijiang leads the Yatai International Holdings Group, the firm responsible for developing the Shwe Kokko Special Economic Zone in Myanmar.
This border city with Thailand is known as a centre for scam operations. Zhijiang has previously faced sanctions from UK and US authorities over suspected criminal deeds and connections to human trafficking.
Thai reports indicate officials are now arranging for Minsi’s deportation to China to confront the allegations legally.
The Chinese government has intensified efforts to prosecute those running illegal casino and scam schemes in Southeast Asia, which are more frequently preying on Chinese citizens.
In January, China obtained the extradition of Chen Zhi, a Cambodian-arrested tycoon of Chinese origin accused of operating a massive fraud network.
Zhi established the Prince Holding Group, a Cambodian-based conglomerate worth billions of pounds. UK and US officials have accused the group of building casinos and complexes to run scams worth billions of dollars, employing forced labour.
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