Thai authorities have arrested a Chinese woman in Chon Buri province for allegedly using Thai nationals as nominee shareholders in a company operating in violation of Thailand’s foreign business laws.
Pol Col Krit Masuk, chief of Ban Bueng police station, on Thursday led a joint operation with officers from Ban Bueng police, the Chon Buri Immigration Office, local officials and the Chon Buri Provincial Commerce Office to search a timber-processing and distribution firm on Ban Bueng-Klaeng Road in Ban Bueng district. The search was carried out under a warrant issued by the Chon Buri Provincial Court.