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Smiling Buffalo Seized By Police, Impounded As Evidence

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

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Tongkum is led off the truck that brought him from Chai Nat province Tuesday and into Bangkok’s Khan Na Yao Police Station.

 

CHAI NAT – An impoverished farmer in the central province of Chai Nat was in tears Tuesday morning when police arrived to confiscate the beloved buffalo he’d just purchased with the help of online donors.

 

Surat Phaeoket had to lead Tongkum the buffalo onto a truck after the animal’s seller, a local government official, complained to police he had not wanted to sell the now-famous buffalo. Police said the farmer committed fraud by crowdfunding the money used to buy the buffalo and have frozen his accounts.

 

Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/2018/11/27/smiling-buffalo-seized-by-police-impounded-as-evidence/

 
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2 minutes ago, webfact said:

An impoverished farmer in the central province of Chai Nat was in tears Tuesday morning when police arrived to confiscate the beloved buffalo he’d just purchased with the help of online donors.

From my bamboo crystal ball I see the future...

 

An impoverished farmer in the central province of Cha Nat is united with his smiling buffalo and B10.000 from online donors. 

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Farmer who bought smiling buffalo charged with fraud, money laundering

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

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Tongkum and Surat Phaeoket. Photo: Smiling Buffalo, A Little Thing Called Happiness. “Surat Phaeoket & Tongkum / Facebook

 

BANGKOK — A farmer who crowdfunded the purchase of a buffalo he had bonded with was charged Tuesday afternoon with fraud, money laundering and violating the Computer Crime Act.

 

After surrendering the buffalo to the police this morning, Surat Phaeoket was charged with serious crimes punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a 200,000 baht fine, one day after the official he bought the animal from accused him of defrauding donors with misleading statements.

 

Full Story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/crime-crime/2018/11/27/farmer-who-bought-smiling-buffalo-charged-with-fraud-money-laundering/

 
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On 11/26/2018 at 7:43 AM, lemonjelly said:

He hadn’t meant to sell the buffalo?.... he sold it by accident?..... more than one buffalo in this story 

It sounds like we've just found the real fraud in this situation... quick, someone suggest on social media that this guy be charged with fraud instead... ThaiPo will have to act!

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