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48 arrests made in latest southern nominee blitz

Police question two suspects who were among 48 Thais and foreigners arrested during a nominee crackdown operation in three southern provinces of Phuket, Phangnga and Krabi on Saturday. (Photo: Phuket public relations office)

A major crackdown on illegal foreign nominee businesses in three southern provinces has resulted in the seizure of assets worth more than 1 billion baht and the arrest of 48 Thai and foreign suspects.

More than 500 officers and officials from various agencies were deployed in coordinated raids across Phuket, Phangnga and Krabi on Saturday in an operation targeting foreign-owned businesses using Thai nominees to illegally hold land.

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