Thai Examiner
Ben Smith’s 600 million baht yacht is being auctioned off after being seized by money laundering agency
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Key facts
- AMLO is auctioning the 600-million-baht ATLAS superyacht seized in the Ben Smith cybercrime probe as Thailand’s biggest fraud crackdown tops ฿20 billion in frozen assets
- PM Anutin details a two-phase operation that recovered more than 20 billion baht in assets
- Thailand’s anti-money laundering authorities are preparing to auction a 600-million-baht superyacht seized in the Ben Smith investigation, a case that has become one of the country’s largest financial crime probes
- The sale of the 51-metre ATLAS yacht comes as authorities pursue a network linked to South African financier Benjamin Mauerberger, known as Ben Smith, and Cambodian businessman Yim Liak, in an investigation that has already resulted in
- Atlas superyacht and luxury support vessel head to auction as AMLO advances major seizure case
- Luxury yacht and Italian-built tender emerge among highest-value marine assets seized by AMLO
Summary
### AMLO is auctioning the 600-million-baht ATLAS superyacht seized in the Ben Smith cybercrime probe as Thailand’s biggest fraud crackdown tops ฿20 billion in frozen assets. The case spans luxury properties, yachts, arrest warrants and an Interpol Red Notice.
Thailand’s anti-money laundering authorities are preparing to auction a 600-million-baht superyacht seized in the Ben Smith investigation, a case that has become one of the country’s largest financial crime probes.
The Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) has moved to auction one of the most valuable assets seized in Thailand’s campaign against transnational cybercrime.