ROUNDED UP early this morning (Nov. 2) at a resort in Trat province, which shares a border with Cambodia, were nine Chinese men who had 48 mobile phones with them and believed to have fled the heavily bombed KK Park scam complex at Myawaddy township, Myanmar, which is opposite Mae Sot district, Tak, to
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Foreigners nabbed in raids on illegal hotels on Koh Phangan
RAIDS on two unlicensed hotels at popular Koh Phangan island today (Oct. 18) led to the arrest of three Israelis, four Myanmar workers and two Thais involved in the illegal business, Naewna newspaper said. Acting in line with the order of Pol. Lt. Gen. Panumas Boonyalak, commander of the Immigration Bureau, a team of
Read moreIllegal Thai, foreign guides rounded up on Koh Phangan
KOH Phangan police arrested three Thais and two Myanmar nationals for illegally working as tour guides on Koh Phangan with the company they work for specifically targeting Israeli holidaymakers, Naewna newspaper said this morning (Oct. 16). Acting on a complaint to 1155 hotline that illegal tour guides were leading foreign tourists on all terrain
Read more4 Israeli soldiers nabbed with drugs at party celebrating ceasefire
FOUR Israeli soldiers on leave at Koh Phangan were caught possessing and taking some drugs at a noisy party in a villa celebrating the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, TV Channel 7 said today (Oct. 14). Pol. Lt. Col. Winij Bunchit, inspector of Tourist Police Station 5, Division 2, together with Koh Phangan District Chief Mr. Suriya
Read moreRussian man arrested for running motorcycle rental business on Koh Phangan
TOURIST Police arrested a Russian man for operating a motorcycle rental business on Koh Phangan with his customers mainly being Israeli women, Naewna newspaper said today (Sep. 25). Acting on a tipoff a team of Tourist Police together with local and Immigration officers tracked down and apprehended Mr. Timofei Kariagin, 30, in an alley
Read moreIllegal Myanmar migrants caught after agreeing to pay steep fee
AFTER agreeing to pay a broker 15,000 to 18,000 baht each for jobs in Thailand a group of 52 illegal Myanmar migrants was arrested in Kanchanaburi last night (Sep. 16) while being transported to their destination, Naewna newspaper said. Provincial Governor Mr. Athisan Intra and Maj. Gen. Atsawut Panyarachun, commander of 9th Infantry Division
Read moreSouth Korean financial, romance scammers nabbed in Chonburi villa raid
Updated at 12.55 a.m. A RAID on a luxury pool villa in Bang Lamung district of Chonburi today (June 21) led to the arrest of 20 South Korean men and just one Chinese man on the charges of running a financial and romance scam operation, Thai Rath newspaper said this evening. A team of
Read moreDrug kingpin arrested in Laos and sent back to Thailand
A THAI drug kingpin with an announced reward of 1 million baht for his capture was arrested in Laos and handed over to Thai police at Nakhon Phanom today (June 4), Naewna newspaper said. A joint effort by Thai Narcotics Suppression Bureau and Laotian police led to the capture of Mr. Piyanan Boonphan, 37,
Read moreBritish robbery suspect arrested at Koh Samui
A BRITISH man wanted for robbery with violence in his home country was arrested at Koh Samui today (May 26) but denied all charges during initial questioning, TV Channel 7 said. Local and Crime Suppression Division police jointly arrested Mr. Kieran, 38, at Bo Phut subdistrict of this tourist island after UK’s National Crime
Read more13 foreign women deported for prostitution in Pattaya
THIRTEEN foreign women from Uzbekistan and Uganda were arrested on charges of blatant and aggressive prostitution in Pattaya with all of them blacklisted and deported, TV Channel 7 said today (May 9). Pol. Lt. Gen. Phanumas Boonnalak, head of the Immigration Bureau, and his team announced that these 13 women, seven from Uzbekistan and
Read moreIndian gang nabbed on charges kidnapping fellow countrymen for big ransom
THAI police rescued three Indian men who had been kidnapped by six other Indian men as well as a Pakistani man with a ransom of 2.5 million rupees (approximately 900,000 baht) demanded for the release of one of them, Amarin TV said this evening (April 18). At 1 p.m. today, Pol. Lt. Gen. Sayam Boonsom,
Read moreAnother suspect in Dr. Boon scam case arrested
ANOTHER suspect in the case against Dr. Boon Vanasin, 86, and his accomplices on the charges of jointly defrauding the public and borrowing money in a fraudulent manner has been arrested after the female broker reportedly returned to Thailand, Amarin TV said late last night (Apr. 15). The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) told
Read moreWanted temple project graft suspect arrested in Texas
THE former director of the National Office of Buddhism Mr. Nopparat Benjawattananan was provisionally arrested by US marshalls at a hospital in Texas after fleeing to the US in 2017 with alleged millions of baht of kickbacks from a temple renovation and development subsidy project, Amarin TV said this afternoon (Apr. 13). The National
Read moreFormer Israeli officer held for illegally working as a guide on Koh Phangan
TOURIST Police on Koh Phangan today (Apr. 9) arrested a former Israeli special forces officer on the charges of illegally working as a tour guide taking Israeli children to visit various tourist attractions at this popular island, MNG Online said. Acting on a complaint to Tourist Police hotline 1155 a police team followed and observed
Read moreSuspect in Dr.Boon fraud case arrested, flying back from China
A THAI woman suspected to have helped Dr. Boon Vanasin, 86, in allegedly defrauding investors has been arrested in China and is flying back to Thailand tonight (Apr. 7). The suspect, Ms. Thitiporn Chalermrattanaprateep, who was arrested at Guangzhou, had acted as a broker for Dr. Boon who is on the run from charges
Read moreFrenchman wanted in killing of prison guards arrested in Phuket
A FRENCHMAN suspected to have participated in an ambush of a prison van in France last year in which a convict nicknamed “The Fly” was set free with two prison officers killed and three others seriously injured has been arrested in Phuket, Naewna newspaper said today (March 27). Thai and French police said six
Read moreFilipino couple wanted for investment fraud nabbed in Thailand
A FILIPINO couple wanted under as many as 150 arrest warrants for investment fraud were rounded up in Thailand at the request of the Philippines embassy, Naewna newspaper said. Pol. Lt. Gen. Phanumas Boonnalak, head of Immigration Police, and his team said at a press conference that there was also an Interpol red notice
Read moreRaid on poker den nets 51 Thai, foreign gamblers
A RAID on a poker den at a warehouse in Bangkok’s Bangkapi district led to the arrest of 51 Thai and foreign poker players and the operator plus chips worth over 51 million baht, Thai Rath newspaper said today (March 5). Pol. Lt. Gen. Sayam Boonsom, head of the Metropolitan Police, and his team
Read moreOver a hundred Thais nabbed for scam links in Cambodia
A TOTAL of 119 Thais who were arrested by Cambodian authorities in Poipet border town, just across from Aranyaprathet, on charges of involvement with online call centre gangs are being handed over to Thai police today (March 1), Amarin TV said. Pol. Lt. Gen. Trairong Phiwphan, head of Technology Crime Suppression Division, is going
Read moreRussian woman arrested for smoking in a popular Phuket shopping mall
PHUKET police arrested a Russian woman who sat smoking cigarettes and taking selfies in front of a beauty parlour within a popular shopping mall after a short video of her doing so turned into a hot topic online, Thai Rath newspaper said this evening. “Hor Jang Phuket” webpage shared a 16-second video clip of
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