BANGKOK - Thai police launched SHIELD in Bangkok on July 3 to share intelligence on scam compounds and trafficking networks.

Thailand’s Anti TIP Project posted the update on July 7, after the platform was introduced at Vithes Samosorn Hall inside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The event closed the second consultation meeting on preventing and suppressing human trafficking linked to cybercrime, organised by the Royal Thai Police and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

SHIELD stands for Scam & Human Trafficking Information Exchange and Linked Database, according to a June 10 Foreign Ministry release. The ministry said Pol. Gen. Thatchai Pitaneelaboot briefed officials on the system as a Royal Thai Police-developed database for law enforcement agencies in member countries to share and use information.

The platform is designed to exchange real-time information on scam compound locations, criminal financial networks, suspected offenders and trafficking victims. Police said the information is meant to support investigations, rescue operations and cross-border enforcement when cyber-scam operations stretch across more than one country.

“To address these challenges, the Thai government has developed a centralized web application that enables participating countries to exchange data securely and efficiently,” Thatchai said, according to Xinhua.

The July 3 ceremony was chaired by Social Development and Human Security Minister Nikorn Soemklang. It was attended by senior Thai officials, law enforcement representatives from 11 countries and several international organisations.

Thai police said SHIELD has already been adopted by partners in Australia, China, India, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, the Philippines, South Korea, the United States and Vietnam, according to Khaosod English. 

Participating international organisations include the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the International Organization for Migration and the FBI.

The platform follows the International Conference on the Global Partnership against Online Scams, which Thailand and UNODC co-hosted in Bangkok from December 17 to 18, 2025. 

Thailand’s Foreign Ministry said the conference drew more than 400 participants from 67 countries, international organisations, the private sector, civil society and academia.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the conference, “This fast-moving crisis demands a fast-moving response.” 

The Bangkok Joint Statement, issued on December 18, 2025, called for timely information, intelligence and evidence sharing to disrupt online scams and related crimes, and urged countries to improve victim screening, protection, repatriation and rehabilitation.