{
  "id": 16821267,
  "title": "Thai Police Bust $1B Global Money Laundering Network",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/thai-police-bust-1b-global-money-laundering-network",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-27T23:15:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Chiang Rai Times",
    "slug": "chiang-rai-times",
    "url": "https://www.chiangraitimes.com/crime/police-assets-money-laundering/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "BANGKOK – Thai police and law enforcement agencies dismantled a massive cross-border money laundering network that funneled illicit cash into the domestic stock market. Officials seized more than 35 billion baht, roughly 1 billion dollars, in corporate equities, real estate, bank deposits, and luxury yachts. Arrest warrants were issued for key ringleaders Ben Smith and Cambodian […] The post Thai…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}