Suspect has visited Thailand 15 times this year, police said
Posts published in “Thailand”
News originating in Thailand
Suspect regularly travels between Thailand and Japan
One suspect said, 'I've been to Japan in the past'
Police believe suspects belong to fraud ring connected to a criminal syndicate in Fukuoka Prefecture
Suspect is believed to have been a member of a fraud ring that operated in operated in Nara, Shimane, Tottori and Kochi prefectures
Suspect denies allegations, telling police he only touched her face
Local police plan to extradite the 15 suspects to Japan
Suspects targeted primarily elderly persons in Japan in money-transfer scams, police said
Police seized 52 telephones and 19 computers from a residence in the city of Pattaya last week
Suspect denied fleeing to Thailand, saying, 'I wanted to open a rice cakes shop'