Amlo seizes B213m assets in 'zero dollar' tax case

Amlo seizes B213m assets in 'zero dollar' tax case

Police execute seizure orders for tour buses belonging to OA Transport Co at the firm's premises in Lat Krabang, Bangkok, in September 2016 pending Amlo's final decision on the seizure its assets. (Bangkok Post file photo)
Police execute seizure orders for tour buses belonging to OA Transport Co at the firm's premises in Lat Krabang, Bangkok, in September 2016 pending Amlo's final decision on the seizure its assets. (Bangkok Post file photo)

The Anti-Money Laundering Office is seizing assets worth more than 213 million baht from a group of people linked to the "zero dollar" tour case, for alleged tax evasion.

Amlo’s committee overseeing financial transactions has resolved to seize assets in three cases, deputy secretary-general Romsit Wiriyasan said on Wednesday.

The major seizure involved 97 assets worth 213 million baht belonging to Thongchai Rojrungrangsi and several others for filing false financial reports to the Revenue Department from 2011 to 2016, Pol Maj Gen Romsit said.

Mr Thongchai is former managing director of Royal Thai Herb Co, a business linked to OA Transport Co.

OA Transport operates a tour bus business catering mainly to Chinese tourists and is run by the Rojrungrangsi family.

OA Transport has been accused of racketeering in connection with a “zero dollar” tour operation. Although the court of first instance in August  last year acquitted the firm and its executives, the company and its group still face a charge of tax evasion brought by the Revenue Department.

Public prosecutors have also appealed against the racketeering acquittal.

The second case where Amlo decided to seize assets involve Bancha Surin and his accomplices, for their role in the illicit drug trade in the North between 2001-2014. Three assets worth 81,000 baht in total will be seized, Pol Maj Gen Romsit said.

The third case is the seizure of life insurance payments made by Prasert Sukkhee and his accomplices,  who were involved in human trafficking in procuring girls aged below 18 years for prostitution at Nataree Entertainment massage parlour in Bangkok’s Din Daeng area, the Amlo deputy-secretary-general said. He gave no further details.

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