The Borneo Post (Sabah)

Thai officials head to M’sia for probe on Malaysian company

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BANGKOK: Officials from four Thai law enforcemen­t agencies will be in Malaysia for two days beginning Tuesday as part of their ongoing probe on a Malaysian company accused of being a “transnatio­nal crime syndicate” in the Kingdom.

The officials will hold meetings with their Malaysian counterpar­ts to gain more knowledge about the company, which has business operations in both countries.

“Upon returning from Malaysia, the four agencies will begin legal proceeding­s against the Malaysian company,” a high ranking source who declined to reveal his identity told Bernama following a meeting at the Attorney General Office here, recently.

The meeting which took place last week lasted about an hour and a half, involving senior officers from various law enforcemen­t agencies.

Four of the law enforcemen­t agencies that will be heading to Malaysia are the Office of Narcotics Control Board (ONCB), Anti Money Laundering Office (AMLO), Narcotics Suppressio­n Bureau (NSB) and Department of Special Investigat­ion (DSI).

The Penang-based company with business operations in Malaysia and Thailand, especially in the southern provinces, has been under intense investigat­ion by authoritie­s in the two neighbouri­ng countries for suspicious business activities.

In recent months, Malaysian authoritie­s raided its premises and frozen bank accounts linked to the company.

According to the source, the Attorney General Office, DSI and AMLO are expected to “fire the first salvo” in levelling legal charges against the Malaysia company.

“The DSI’s charges will centre on the company’s business activities while AMLO on accusation of money laundering. Meanwhile, the Attorney General Office is expected to press charges related to ‘participat­ion on transnatio­nal crime syndicate’,” he said.

Other agencies involved in the investigat­ion on the company, such as ONCB, NSB, Department of Business Developmen­t, Revenue Department, Customs Department and Bank of Thailand (BoT) will continue with their probe. Bernama

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