Disguised Monk Robs Gold Shop In Korat Bua Yai Market

A newly ordained monk robbed a gold shop in Nakhon Ratchasima, stole 34 gold necklaces worth more than 500,000 THB. The monk was later arrested at a temple nearby. NAKHON RATCHASIMA – June 19, 2012 [PDN]; Bua Yai police station, Nakhon Ratchasima province was notified about a robbery of Sinchai gold shop, located in the […]

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3 Britons arrested in Bangkok call centre scam

BANGKOK, June 20 – Three British nationals were arrested for alleged involvement in a transnational call centre scam, Thailand’s Immigration Bureau chief said on Tuesday. Police Lt-Gen Wiboon Bangthamai, commissioner of the Immigration Bureau, said the three suspects were arrested with telephones, internet connection devices, computers and documents about the victims. Read more: MCOT

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South African woman nabbed at Suvarnabhumi with 2kg of ‘ice’ worth Bt6 million

BANGKOK, June 20 – A South African woman was detained at Thailand’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport with two kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine, also known as “ice”, worth Bt6 million (US$200,000). Adelina Ntshebleng was arrested as the airport’s narcotics suppression police had been alerted to possible drug smuggling from Benin to Cambodia via Thailand’s main airport. Read […]

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Chonburi Immigration arrest 21 foreigners in Pattaya

Chonburi Immigration based in Jomtien arrested a total of 21 foreigners, some accused of prostitution, some with expired visas and others with no entry stamp in their passport suggesting they entered Thailand illegally. Police Colonel Chayot, the Chief of the Immigration Office presented 12 Uzbekistan females to the gathered media who were accused of engaging […]

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