Bangkok , Thailand ( CNN ) -- Three suspects arrested in Thailand on alleged terror ties have confessed to making counterfeit passports and other documents , the Thai news agency reported Thursday . The two Pakistani men and a Thai woman were part of a transnational crime syndicate that included Spain , the news agency said . Authorities said the three allegedly set up a base in Thailand , which they used to forge passports , the news agency said . Their partners in Spain stole tourist passports and shipped them to Thailand , where they were forged , according to the news agency . In addition to the three , seven other alleged Islamist extremists were arrested in Spain on Wednesday , the Spanish national police said . Six suspects were from Pakistan and one from Nigeria , police said . Investigators said the three arrested in Thailand are accused of directing the operation in Spain . They allegedly provided stolen travel documents to terrorist groups , the national police said . Police say the suspects are linked to terror groups . Their fake passports were also used in other crimes , including human trafficking , arms trade and illegal immigration , authorities told the news agency . According to police , the cell was dedicated to stealing travel documents , mostly passports , and sending them to Thailand , where they would be falsified and turned over to groups with links to al Qaeda , such as Lashkar-e-Taiba , a militant group based in Pakistan . The documents also ended up in the hands of the Tamil Tigers , a rebel force in Sri Lanka , police said . Since the March 11 , 2004 , commuter train bombings in Madrid that killed 190 and wounded 1,800 , Spanish police and international police forces have kept a close eye on suspected Islamic radicals living in or transiting through the country . There have been numerous previous arrests for alleged support work , like these arrests , involving forged documents .
Two Pakistani men and a Thai woman are arrested in Thailand . Seven other alleged Islamist extremists are arrested in Spain . They allegedly forged passports used by terror networks .