Thai police have expanded the case against Chinese national Mingchen Sun, who was arrested in connection with the possession of military-grade weapons and explosives, into seven separate cases, with 11 suspects arrested so far.
Police said the expanded investigation has uncovered alleged links to firearms trafficking, explosive devices, a pink ID card application, a suspected transnational criminal network, cryptocurrency transactions and cybercrime cases involving more than 815 million baht in damage.
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Source: The Nation News
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