Thai AMLO Seizes Over $300M in Assets from Global Cybercrime Networks

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On December 2, 2025, Thailand’s Anti‑Money Laundering Office (AMLO) announced the seizure and freezing of assets belonging to multiple organized crime networks in a major crackdown on cybercrime and money laundering in Southeast Asia. 

According to AMLO’s 13th/2025 Transaction Committee meeting, a total of 289 assets were confiscated, including real estate, bank funds, cash, jewelry, and luxury goods, with a combined value of approximately ฿10.165 billion (US$318.6 million).

The seizure followed investigations of four separate criminal cases linked to organized crime networks in Southeast Asia, which operated sophisticated scams from a base in Cambodia. The proceeds from the networks’ illicit activities were laundered through real estate purchases in Thailand or converted into digital assets like USDT.

One case involved extensive money-laundering operations, including transactions tracked to high-rise buildings and a casino owned by Kok An. Assets were frozen, with a total value of approximately ฿467 million (US$14.6 million).

In another case, which involved human trafficking, online fraud, and money laundering via digital assets, AMLO seized 102 items, including land, cash, luxury goods, and jewelry, worth around ฿373 million (US$11.7 million). 

Respectively, the two other cases involved defrauding victims by claiming to hold information about illegal shipments of goods into China, and operating a significant investment fraud scheme.