โดนัลด์ ทรัมป์ · Thai Examiner
Chonburi crash led police to vast online fraud and crime network linked to Cambodia’s Prince Holdings
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Mingchen Shan’s Chonburi crash exposed a vast transnational crime empire linked to Chen Zhi and the fallen Prince Group. The case involves weapons, fake Thai identities, explosives, 4,143 cyber fraud cases, ฿815 million in losses and ฿583 million in seized assets.
Key facts
- Cyber police reveal Dragon’s Lair operation and assets worth more than ฿583 million
- Police trace the scam operation back to 2021, with victims targeted through social media
- The investigation led US authorities to seize approximately $15 billion in October 2025.
- Mingchen Shan’s Chonburi crash exposed a vast transnational crime empire linked to Chen Zhi and the fallen Prince Group
- Crash in Chonburi involving a Chinese national begins a probe into a vast criminal network
- Chinese Embassy’s response and suicide attempt deepen the mystery surrounding the suspect
Summary
What began as a violent Chonburi car crash involving a Chinese man and his girlfriend has exposed a vast transnational crime network stretching from Thailand to Cambodia, involving illegal weapons, fake Thai identity documents, military explosives, thousands of online fraud cases, more than ฿815 million in losses and financial links to the collapsed Prince Group empire of convicted Chinese-Cambodian businessman Chen Zhi.
A violent road crash in Chonburi on May 8 appeared at first to be a routine traffic accident. Within weeks, however, it had developed into a far-reaching investigation involving weapons, fake identities, cyber fraud, money laundering and international criminal connections stretching from Thailand to Cambodia.