A 55-year-old woman who was wanted in connection with a fraudulent investment scheme was arrested yesterday after nine months on the run, police said.
Pimpicha Suthornsupisal, accused of swindling people out of millions of baht, was arrested in the carpark of a dorm in Bangkok's Sai Mai district.
Ms Pimpicha and By Smart Plus Co ran an investment scheme during 2021-2022 in which investors were promised a return of 25% and additional profits for recruiting new investors.
According to police, some investors received the promised returns until February last year, when the payouts stopped. Police said there were about 70 victims and damage was estimated at 30 million baht.
Ms Pimpicha was charged with colluding to defraud and inputting false information into a computer system.