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11 arrests made in Rohingya identity fraud case

Deputy national police chief Pol Gen Samran Nualma (left) questions a woman during a crackdown operation targeting a network accused of fraudulently obtaining Thai registration documents for Rohingya migrants from Myanmar. (Photo: Royal Thai Police)

Eleven people have been arrested and more are being sought in a major crackdown against a network accused of fraudulently obtaining Thai registration documents for Rohingya migrants rom Myanmar, authorities said on Saturday.

Among those in custody is a former senior district official in Surat Thani, where most of the offences took place. He is now the deputy chief of Khanom district of Nakhon Si Thammarat.

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