Twelve members of Chinese loan shark gang arrested in Pattaya

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Twelve members of Chinese loan shark gang arrested in Pattaya

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Police from several station in the Pattaya area descended on two houses in the Garden Ville 2 estate in Huay Yai yesterday after a tip that Chinese people were running an online loan sharking business. 

 

Twelve Chinese nationals were arrested - five at house number 47/27 and a further seven at 47/17 three hundred meters away.

 

The Chinese staff were paid 20,000 baht a month.

 

The properties were rented for 40,000 baht a month. 

 

Interest rates of 30% were charged to people living in China. 

 

Jang Seu, 34, was managing the operation and said he came into the kingdom on a tourist visa.

 

The raid was led by Nong Prue station chief Pol Col Chitdecha Songhong in collaboration with Huay Yai, Pattaya and Bang Lamung officers armed with search warrants.

 

Pol Col Chitdecha said that they were grateful for a tip from a member of the public who had noticed that the Chinese people were not leaving the property and were acting suspiciously. 

 

Source: Sanook

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-11-09

 

[Vacuum]

16 minutes ago, webfact said:

Twelve Chinese nationals were arrested

Good.

[Henrik Andersen]

This are more and more random Chinese are in Thailand for work but try hiding as same rusky but they don't care hide and work on streets 

 

[Redline]

Do not upset the Chinese-they are the only eggs in the basket!

[timendres]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

Interest rates of 30% were charged to people living in China. 

I didn't realize "muscle" could be outsourced. The world really is changing.

[NE1]

There is only one organized crime gang here.

 

[Briggsy]

19 minutes ago, timendres said:

I didn't realize "muscle" could be outsourced. The world really is changing.

Don't need muscle to be a loan shark in China, you just need to get hold of somebody's i.d. People pawn their i.d. Without i.d. in China you become a non-person, nothing is possible. The loan shark company uses their i.d. to set up illegal businesses. The debtor never gets their i.d. back not matter how much they pay.

[Bundooman]

There are 12 people displayed in the picture. Are they the offenders? - 'cos some of them look like the police to me...……..

[NE1]

Read post No.7

 

[observer90210]

Will they also benefit from a free express VIP lane, at Airport Departure, when being deported from Thailand ?

 

So much for the "quality people", that Thailand is wooing !!

[Media1]

6 hours ago, NE1 said:

There is only one organized crime gang here.

 

Yes

[Nowisee]

15 hours ago, Redline said:

Do not upset the Chinese-they are the only eggs in the basket!

 

The Chinese are desperate to get their money, themselves and their kids out of China.  Thailand is close, cheap and easy.  

[mikebell]

14 hours ago, NE1 said:

There is only one organized crime gang here.

 

Soi 9?

[timendres]

23 hours ago, Briggsy said:

Don't need muscle to be a loan shark in China, you just need to get hold of somebody's i.d. People pawn their i.d. Without i.d. in China you become a non-person, nothing is possible. The loan shark company uses their i.d. to set up illegal businesses. The debtor never gets their i.d. back not matter how much they pay.

Good lord! Sounds like something out of a dystopian future movie.

[Ctkong]

On 11/9/2018 at 5:46 PM, timendres said:

I didn't realize "muscle" could be outsourced. The world really is changing.

The Chinese mafia are working out of the jurisdiction of the  Chinese authorities.. 

[Ctkong]

On 11/9/2018 at 7:42 PM, observer90210 said:

Will they also benefit from a free express VIP lane, at Airport Departure, when being deported from Thailand ?

 

So much for the "quality people", that Thailand is wooing !!

Give them time to work out their differences and settle on an acceptable level of solution.

[Ctkong]

On 11/10/2018 at 6:55 AM, Nowisee said:

 

The Chinese are desperate to get their money, themselves and their kids out of China.  Thailand is close, cheap and easy.  

And corrupt to boot. Chinese know very well how well donations can oil the thai machinery.