Thai Excise Officials Arrested for Allegedly Abducting Phone Shop Worker for Ransom

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PHOTO: Sanook

 

Thai Police arrested two excise officials and another suspect for allegedly kidnapping a worker from a Chinese-run phone shop in Samut Prakan on Wednesday, January 18th. The suspects allegedly demanded a ransom of 300,000 baht in exchange for the worker’s freedom.

 

Police officers from the Samut Prakan police station conducted an investigation after the owner of a phone shop, Mr. Wu Yiwen, a 31-year-old Chinese national, came to report the case yesterday at 3:30 PM.

 

Mr. Yiwen told police that 7-8 men, who claimed to be officers from the Excise Department, showed up at his shop located in Soi U-Thong in the Mueang district around noon. The men entered the store to look around but then allegedly forced his employee, Ms. Monthira Jaiprom, 21, into their vehicle and drove away.

 

Full Story: https://thepattayanews.com/2023/01/19/thai-excise-officials-arrested-for-allegedly-abducting-phone-shop-worker-for-ransom/

 

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[MRToMRT]

Thailand, hub of civil service mafia.

[PJPom]

We are from the government and are here to help you ……genuine excise officers kidnapping a civilian ! !…… all I can say is T.I.T.

Edited January 19, 2023 by PJPom
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[hotchilli]

Amazing Thailand... watch your backs.

[d4dang]

the brothel owners didn't want her so they went for ransom?

[brianthainess]

This country just gets more crazy by the hour, they said it wasn't a ransom it was a fine, well of course it was, a reduced fine at that, and paid at a gas station.

 They really expected police to believe that. 

[Artisi]

Amazing Thailand -- did TAT choose that slogan with tongue in cheek? 

[Aussieroaming]

The RTP arrested them for taking RTP kick backs.

[metisdead]

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[soalbundy]

Oooops, the Chinese owner was legal and went to the police, they didn't expect that.

[scorecard]

On 1/20/2023 at 9:04 AM, brianthainess said:

This country just gets more crazy by the hour, they said it wasn't a ransom it was a fine, well of course it was, a reduced fine at that, and paid at a gas station.

 They really expected police to believe that. 

And .... was the specific offence stated?

And ... Is the fine imposed mentioned in any laws/official punishments?

 

Or ... make it up as you go ... ?