Thailand Thailand Considers Adding Illegal Industrial Waste Transport and Dumping as Money-Laundering Predicate Offenses

Thailand Considers Adding Illegal Industrial Waste Transport and Dumping as Money-Laundering Predicate Offenses

On 2 September 2026, Thailand’s Pollution Control Department (PCD) under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment held a meeting with the Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO), the Department of Industrial Works (DIW), and other relevant agencies to discuss adding offenses involving the illegal transport and dumping of industrial waste as “predicate offenses” under the Anti-Money Laundering Act B.E. 2542 (1999).

Author / Responsibility

UMEYAMA Kenichi

Managing Director, Green & Blue Planet Solutions Co., Ltd.

Business Performance

Managing and leadding a variey of environmental projects in Thailand and SE Asia

Background

MSc in Envionmental Engineering and Management, Asian Institute of Technology (Thailand),
MSc in Environmental Science, UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education (the Netherlands)

UMEYAMA Kenichi