Gen. Thatchai Pitaneelaboot

Pol. Gen. Thatchai Pitaneelaboot, Ph.D., is Deputy Commissioner-General of the Royal Thai Police, where he leads the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Center and the Anti-Transnational Crime Center. A career law enforcement officer, he specialises in combating transnational organised crime and trafficking in persons. He has led international operations to rescue victims of sexual exploitation and forced criminality in online scam operations in Oman, Myanmar and Cambodia. In 2025, he played a leading role in a major operation against call-centre scam networks in Poipet, Cambodia. He also led the investigation into one of Thailand's largest trafficking syndicates, directing operations against criminal networks in southern Thailand that resulted in the rescue of numerous Rohingya victims. Pol. Gen. Thatchai works closely with foreign governments and UNODC, and brings extensive expertise in tackling online scam operations and trafficking in persons for forced criminality.