A senior police spokesman has revealed that a man has been arrested in Pattaya for selling SIM cards to foreigners in the name of the Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha.
The man – who appears to be a trader at the resort – was caught after True Move discovered a lot of SIM cards being used bearing the name of the PM from March until May of this year.
Spokesman Kritsana Patanacharoen said that phone operator True Move contacted tech police with their suspicions and an arrest warrant was issued on Wednesday that led investigators to a shop in South Pattaya.
There Pheeramet, 31, admitted the ruse saying that he had used fake ID to get multiple cards then sold the SIMs to his foreign customers who wanted to use a local phone card in Thailand on holiday.
The case is an embarrassment for the government who have been trying to tighten up the use of SIM cards to limit crime.
Red faced Kritsana said that such illegal activity could warrant a jail term or a fine.
And now the national police chief Pol Gen Jakthip Chaijinda has thrown his hat into the ring.
The chief indicated that he intended to go after anyone involved in such activity and wanted to know if there were other miscreants behind Pheeramet’s activities in Pattaya.
(Source:-Sanook)