Investigators uncovered suspected nominee networks linked to foreign-owned property and tourism businesses after searching five locations on Koh Samui and Koh Phangan in Surat Thani, with one site found to be the registered address of more than 100 companies.
The Department of Special Investigation (DSI), working with state agencies, raided the locations on Friday as part of a probe into possible violations of the Foreign Business Act involving the use of Thai nationals as nominee shareholders, said DSI director-general Pol Maj Yutthana Praedam.