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BANGKOK: Thai police have arrested 18 people, including three celebrities, and seized luxury sports cars and millions of dollars in connection with a pyramid scheme selling health and dietary supplements, officers said on Thursday (Oct 17).
The arrests came after more than 1,000 people filed online fraud allegations against The iCon Group, a company they said had lured them into buying products and making financial commitments.
The company's founder and CEO, Warathaphon "Boss Paul" Waratyaworrakul, was detained on Wednesday along with a top TV host and an actress who had allegedly helped convince victims to join the scheme.
Authorities said they had frozen 125 million baht (US$3.8 million) held in the bank accounts of the company's four executives and confiscated luxury vehicles including Porsches and Ford Mustangs.jilipark
Rows of luxury cars seized from The iCon Group are seen at the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) in Bangkok on Oct 17, 2024. (Photo: AFP/Lillian Suwanrumpha)
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