Tag: Diamonds

Stairs at Siam Paragon shopping mall in Bangkok

Bangkok

April 19, 2024

Chinese suspects steal diamond bracelet valued at 1 million baht at Siam Paragon and flee to China

At 7:00 PM, on April 17th, 2024, Pathumwan investigative police officers and relevant agencies investigated a case of two Chinese individuals allegedly stealing a diamond bracelet “Yellow Gold” from the Van Cleef & Arpels store worth 1,040,000 baht from Siam Paragon, Pathumwan, Bangkok. Chinese woman arrested for stealing bag at airport According to the police […]

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South

December 15, 2018

Man held in B10m diamond theft is broke gem trader

The man charged with luring an Indian trader to a fake shop and then stealing a 10-million-baht diamond is a former jewellery trader in Chanthaburi who had closed his business due to losses and gambling addiction, police say. Police on Saturday took Pipatpongpat Suksawatpipat, 59, for a crime re-enactment at the Bangkok storefront that he […]

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Chiang Mai

September 19, 2015

Chiang Mai police arrest Israeli over alleged theft of 20 million THB diamonds

CHIANG MAI:– An Israeli man is in police custody over the alleged theft of three 9 carat diamonds, estimated to worth between 20-28 million Baht. Police arrested Mr Marcel Bender, 36, in the Nimmanhaemin Road area of Chiang Mai on Friday. Read more: Thaivisa News

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Bangkok

September 11, 2015

Chinese couple held under suspicion of stealing 10-million baht diamond

Two Chinese nationals who were suspected to have stolen a 10-million baht worth of diamond from the jewelry fair at Muang ThongThani on Thursday have been stopped and detained at Suvarnabhumi international airport by immigration police. The two, identified as Hae Ying, 30, and Mrs Jiang Xulian, 30, denied the accusation claiming that they were […]

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North

February 25, 2015June 9, 2017

Chinese diamond robbery gang arrested at border

A Chinese robbery gang responsible for the stealing of diamonds from a jewelry shop at Muangthong Thani exhibition hall was arrested yesterday by immigration police at Poipet and sent back to Thailand. The arrest came after Thai immigration police at Srakaew customs office was alerted by Pakkred police in Pathum Thani at 6.00 pm yesterday […]

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News

August 27, 2014December 6, 2023

Top court upholds ruling in Saudi diamond case

The Supreme Court yesterday upheld an Appeal Court’s ruling of a seven-year jail term for Sawek Kanthama – a former police subordinate of crime-buster Chalor Kerdthes – for abusing authority and stealing jewellery evidence in relation to the Saudi Blue Diamond case. Sawek, who had been acquitted along with three others by the Criminal Court […]

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Pattaya

February 4, 2013

Fake Diamond Seller caught by Russian ‘victim’ on Jomtien Beach

A 52 year old Russian who was sold 20,000 Baht’s worth of fake diamonds caught up with the vendor on Sunday Night and was involved in a dangerous incident on Jomtien Beach where she grabbed the vendors bag as he drove past. The incident began earlier on Sunday when the Russian purchased, what she believed […]

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Asia

July 5, 2011

Hidden treasure worth billions of dollars discovered in Indian temple

Officials announced that a treasure containing sacks of diamonds and gold coins as well as golden idols, jewelry and other riches has been discovered in the secret subterranean vaults of Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple, in the southwestern state of Kerala, India. Estimates of its worth have been rising and it is now thought to be worth […]

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