Chinese Tourist Kidnapped and Robbed in Thailand: Criminal Gang Involving Thai Police Officers Arrested

According to surveillance footage, criminal gangs arrested Chinese tourists and took them to a remote location in a car parked outside the hotel.

A Chinese tourist was kidnapped and robbed in Thailand. Thai police have reportedly targeted 11 people involved in the case, including two current Thai police officers The gang also includes former Thai police officers and Chinese nationals Seven of them to be arrested, three are at large, and the identity of the other is yet to be confirmed. The Global Consular Protection Center and Emergency Service at the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed the incident yesterday (7th) and said they were monitoring the progress.

The criminal gang also includes Chinese citizens

“Southern Metropolis Daily” and many Thai media reported that the Din Daeng Police Station in Bangkok, Thailand, revealed a case of kidnapping and ransom involving Chinese tourists recently. The police received reports from Chinese tourists that people claiming to be Thai police had kidnapped and robbed many Chinese tourists. On April 25, several men claiming to be Thai police broke into a hotel room where Chinese tourists were staying, claiming that five Chinese tourists had broken into local laws and that they had to go to the police station for investigation.

Someone called a Laotian woman into the house and later accused her of committing a crime and took her away

It is understood that the group of victims agreed to meet at the hotel where the incident took place and that they discussed the need to use currency in Thailand. The victim then called the Lao woman that just eight minutes after she arrived at the room, three suspects entered the hotel, claiming to be police officers and saying that the victim had committed a crime.

Released after transferring 480,000 yuan

According to surveillance footage, criminal gangs arrested Chinese tourists and took them to a remote location in a car parked outside the hotel. On the way, members of the criminal group tried to threaten Chinese tourists to transfer money to specified accounts. Fearing arrest, the kidnapped Chinese tourists contacted their Chinese friends in Cambodia and transferred 2.5 million baht (about 480,000 yuan) to a Chinese citizen’s account in the criminal group, and were later released. The Chinese tourists who were kidnapped for ransom went to the police station to report the crime the next day.

Thai police questioned the Chinese tourist victims and issued arrest warrants for those involved on May 3. Surveillance video showed that there were 11 people in the criminal group, who used 4 cars to kidnap 5 Chinese tourists. It is worth noting that the gang includes current and former Thai police officers. Police have arrested 7 suspects involved in the case, 3 suspects are still being pursued, and the suspect’s identity has not yet been confirmed. The police have recovered some of the money, but the remaining money is still being sought.

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