Chinese man who shot two cops: "I thought I was being abducted"

[webfact]

Picture: Naew Na

 

Naew Na continued to report on the case of a Chinese man at a luxury house at a Pattaya golf course who shot and hit two Thai policemen serving a search warrant.

 

The media's sources suggested that the Chinese man - who they called Mr Leo (a change from previous reports) -  did not think his visitors were police.

 

He told investigators he thought he was being abducted for ransom.

 

Others in the house were his Chinese wife, adopted Thai child and three workers - one Thai and two from Myanmar, again according to sources. 

 

The suspect has said that he got two guns from Thais.

 

Six vehicles were at the house, a luxury mansion in the Phoenix Country Club in Huay Yai. (Earlier reports suggested three).

 

Mr Leo is facing charges of attempted murder and weapons offences as investigators attempt to discover the source of his apparent wealth.

 

Yesterday Gen Suchart Theerasawat led a team of investigators into the property for several hours. He remained tight lipped and the press were kept away. 

 

It was described as evidence gathering and the examination of property.

 

The two police officers who were shot remain in hospital. 

 

 

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[NCC1701A]

25 minutes ago, webfact said:

Mr Leo is facing charges of attempted murder and weapons offences as investigators attempt to discover the source of his apparent wealth.

and how they can get all of it.

[ezzra]

"I thought i taw a puddy tat".. Errr kidnappers...

Edited May 22, 2021 by ezzra

[recom273]

Easily done - They all look like a bunch of crooks to me too.

[AlfHuy]

Another one of those lovely Chinese.

 

Get them all vaccinated and send back by EPS to Scheina.

[Kerryd]

I wonder what happened to the third car...........

[CharlieH]

Asset stripping more likely. Wonder how much actually makes it into "evidence". ????

[wprime]

How did they get a warrant to search the house? Surely it wasn't just because he was unusually wealthy.

[AquaThai]

Is he attempting to say they werent in uniform,  that they didnt announce who they were?  No way... does he not know admitting your crime here helps you.  In the end this will just be another entertaining story from Thailand for the world to read and measure. 

[harada]

Chinese, BIG brown envelopes, disappear. ????

[SomchaiCNX]

With the reputation of the RTP you hardly can blame the guy. When I was arrested early morning on the Doi Saket road there where 4 of them (tourist police but with civilian clothes), 2 still drunk from the evening before (loi Khratong) found out later they received 30.000 baht, it was an attempt to silence the smart (stupid Farang) . Almost 30 years later I'm still here, still stupid I guess.

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, ezzra said:

"I thought i taw a puddy tat".. Errr kidnappers...

 

[Scouse123]

This absolutely smacks of a ' clean-out ' of all the guys wealth and assets, hence now, the very limited reporting.

 

This will be an orchestrated full seizure of all assets with somebody lurking in the background who carries power behind it all.

 

It doesn't necessarily mean he has double crossed anybody in the network of this online gambling operation,it is  more like they have played his game long enough, he has served his purpose, and have now decided its time to move in for the kill.

 

I saw this time and time again in my days in Pattaya.

 

One very well to do guy named Wolfgang Ulrich back in 1999, for expats that's been around a while.

 

One minute he's receiving medals and gold Buddhas from the Queen of Thailand for charity work and dining with Admirals and Generals and the next arrested for ' alleged ' drug trafficking and evading tax on an imported yacht. Thrown out, wealth seized and of course, blacklisted.

 

He nearly took down a load of government MPs in the process.

 

Thailand, Greed, greed and more greed.

 

 

https://www.thebigchilli.com/feature-stories/journey-through-thailands-past-1997-2001

 

 

Edited May 22, 2021 by Scouse123

[Deli]

Mr. Leo doesn't seem to be the sharpest tool. Mr. Chang got him outta the game.

[wwest5829]

Hmmm, wealthy being attracted to come to Thailand, may have drawbacks. Sorry, I am not rich but good for a million baht a year brought into Thailand to support my Thai wife and Stepdaughter. Additionally, I was required to provide medical, police and financial ability documents befor being issued a retirement visa (O-A). I note lack of critical thinking skills is not limited to the USA.

[Arkady]

Picture from Naew Na.  Interesting choice of weapon to shoot up the cops with.  Some reports said it was a machine pistol or a submachine gun but, in fact, it is 9mm Glock pistol inserted into an Israeli style conversion kit that is legally available in Thailand without restriction.  Chinese knock offs are available on Lazarda for 4,000 baht; but obviously the Glock needs a permit which he didn't have. The Israelis make them for civilians because purpose built pistol calilber carbines or semi-auto submachine guns are not allowed for civilians and better accuracy can be achieved with a shoulder fired pistol with faster follow up shots due to much reduced recoil. The problem is that the conversions often jam and lose accuracy.  The 30 round magazine in the front is just for show or storage, as the magazine must be inserted into the pistol grip in the normal way.

 

 

[Arkady]

I wonder how Mr Leo had structured the ownership of the house and land.

[tlandtday]

7 hours ago, wprime said:

How did they get a warrant to search the house? Surely it wasn't just because he was unusually wealthy.

I read online they were investigating on online gambling site?

[Scouse123]

37 minutes ago, tlandtday said:

I read online they were investigating on online gambling site?

 

Yes,

 

Thailand is a popular location for online gambling and call centre scams among Chinese, Korean and Taiwanese nationals, probably due to lack of oversight by the authorities and usually being able to buy their way out of trouble.

[Benmart]

4 hours ago, Scouse123 said:

This absolutely smacks of a ' clean-out ' of all the guys wealth and assets, hence now, the very limited reporting.

 

This will be an orchestrated full seizure of all assets with somebody lurking in the background who carries power behind it all.

 

It doesn't necessarily mean he has double crossed anybody in the network of this online gambling operation,it is  more like they have played his game long enough, he has served his purpose, and have now decided its time to move in for the kill.

 

I saw this time and time again in my days in Pattaya.

 

One very well to do guy named Wolfgang Ulrich back in 1999, for expats that's been around a while.

 

One minute he's receiving medals and gold Buddhas from the Queen of Thailand for charity work and dining with Admirals and Generals and the next arrested for ' alleged ' drug trafficking and evading tax on an imported yacht. Thrown out, wealth seized and of course, blacklisted.

 

He nearly took down a load of government MPs in the process.

 

Thailand, Greed, greed and more greed.

 

 

https://www.thebigchilli.com/feature-stories/journey-through-thailands-past-1997-2001

 

 

Another Hub to add to the long list of Hubs.

[Nanaplaza666]

8 hours ago, CharlieH said:

Asset stripping more likely. Wonder how much actually makes it into "evidence". ????

Hahahaha already 3 cars where missing yesterday . Yesterday it where only 3 cars today suddenly it are 6 . I suppose someone brought back the other 3 late last night ????????????????

[Susco]

4 minutes ago, Nanaplaza666 said:

Hahahaha already 3 cars where missing yesterday . Yesterday it where only 3 cars today suddenly it are 6 . I suppose someone brought back the other 3 late last night ????????????????

 

Hahahaha, didn't you read it says 6 vehicles, instead of 6 cars>?

[Nanaplaza666]

3 minutes ago, Susco said:

 

Hahahaha, didn't you read it says 6 vehicles, instead of 6 cars>?

Hahahaha 6 vehicles also doesn't mean 3 cars and 3 other kinds of transport so because yesterday they said 3 cars i assumed that the other 3 vehicles where also cars . Geuss only you can be funny with your comment nobody else . Enjoy your day smart...

[Susco]

1 hour ago, Arkady said:

The 30 round magazine in the front is just for show or storage, as the magazine must be inserted into the pistol grip in the normal way.

 

According to this link, the extended magazine is inserted it the correct place.

 

https://www.falcon-security.us/products/bulletproof-and-tactical-gear/pistol-conversion-kits/caa-industries/micro-roni-gen-4-glock-19-17/

 

[Bruno123]

5 hours ago, Scouse123 said:

This absolutely smacks of a ' clean-out ' of all the guys wealth and assets, hence now, the very limited reporting.

 

This will be an orchestrated full seizure of all assets with somebody lurking in the background who carries power behind it all.

 

It doesn't necessarily mean he has double crossed anybody in the network of this online gambling operation,it is  more like they have played his game long enough, he has served his purpose, and have now decided its time to move in for the kill.

 

I saw this time and time again in my days in Pattaya.

 

One very well to do guy named Wolfgang Ulrich back in 1999, for expats that's been around a while.

 

One minute he's receiving medals and gold Buddhas from the Queen of Thailand for charity work and dining with Admirals and Generals and the next arrested for ' alleged ' drug trafficking and evading tax on an imported yacht. Thrown out, wealth seized and of course, blacklisted.

 

He nearly took down a load of government MPs in the process.

 

Thailand, Greed, greed and more greed.

 

 

https://www.thebigchilli.com/feature-stories/journey-through-thailands-past-1997-2001

 

 

 

 

When you say thrown out....do you mean back to Germany to face a charge of embezzlement?

 

Quote

Court orders Wolfgang Ulrich to return to Germany

The government of Germany has requested that the Thai courts return Wolfgang Ulrich to Germany to stand trial for embezzling funds totaling 500 million baht from an animal protection foundation in Europe. 

 

http://www.pattayamail.com/366/news.htm#hd2

 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2003-04-03/wildlife-boss-jailed-for-duping-animal-lovers/1829052

 

 

Anyway let's not go any further off-topic.

Edited May 22, 2021 by Bruno123

[JamieM]

It's pretty amazing that a Chinese national can shoot two police officers in Thailand and survive the raid ????

 

It's almost like they didn't dare shoot back...

 

 

[bangsaenguy]

Something smells really bad here. This is, supposedly, about gambling. It would have to be the only gambling business that the BiB did not have a hand in

[JamieM]

28 minutes ago, Susco said:

 

According to this link, the extended magazine is inserted it the correct place.

 

https://www.falcon-security.us/products/bulletproof-and-tactical-gear/pistol-conversion-kits/caa-industries/micro-roni-gen-4-glock-19-17/

 

It's not functional though how would the bullets get from that front magazine to back behind the trigger? it would be impossible given the design of the glock 19

[Bundooman]

He's Chinese. The Thai authorites will be reluctant to do anything that might upset the fat <deleted>, Xi.

Probably a 'friend' who lent him the money -'Watching' every move of course.

"He thought he was being abducted."  

That's why he had an expensive, illegal, state of the art, automatic, sophisticated murderous weapon, plus others.

He killed 2 police - he's immune to punishment, he's Chinese.

His name has been changed to confuse the issue.

There is no mention of who the 2 Thais were, who supplied the weaponry.

The owners of the other vehicles which appear to have avoided the police - who seemingly had the place surrounded, (perhaps) - and are missing - and unidentifiable - allegedly.

 

So, no further action and diplomatic indifference/protection is the order of the day.

Why would there be further action?

Job done.

Stamped: -  "No follow-up action necessary:

Xi's a mate.

State of Emergency - extended!

Peasants - do as you 're told!

 

[Damrongsak]

34 minutes ago, Susco said:

...

According to this link, the extended magazine is inserted it the correct place.

...

It's just a carrier for a spare magazine.  The Micro RONI in the pic is a Gen 3.  Gen 2 doesn't have one.  Gen 3 and Gen 4 do.  Gen 4X has a removable one.  Glocks feed cartridges through the pistol grip.  There are pistol caliber carbines that feed from a magazine well in front of the trigger guard.