Pattaya Police Launch Major Anti-crime Operation Specifically Targeting Foreign Criminals and Fugitives

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Pattaya — Foreigners of various nationalities were arrested in a major anti-crime operation specifically targeting foreigners in Pattaya.

Pattaya police on Thursday, July 6th, held a press conference to address the arrests of foreign suspects in five high-profile criminal cases in Thailand.

 

In the first case, the Swiss suspect only identified as Mr. Jonothan, 31, was apprehended as per warrant B-18-2612 issued on September 28th, 2018, by the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL).

 

He was arrested at the immigration checkpoint within Suvarnabhumi Airport, Samut Prakan province, Thailand, while attempting to flee to Vietnam. Jonothan is considered a high-profile cross-border criminal as he was reportedly involved in several drug trafficking cases.

 

In late 2016, he allegedly clandestinely imported over 2,000 tablets of narcotics purchased from an African man residing in Thailand and subsequently sold them to customers in Zurich, Switzerland. Following this, the Swiss Federal Police and INTERPOL issued a red notice on Jonothan before forwarding the case to the Royal Thai Police Office, leading to his apprehension at the airport. He is undergoing extradition proceedings to Switzerland.

 

 

In the second case, Mr. Stefan, 45, a Swedish national, was apprehended at his residence located in Pattaya. This followed a cooperation between the Royal Thai Police and the International Liaison Office of the Nordic Police, who requested assistance in investigating, tracking, and apprehending Mr. Stefan.

 

He was wanted on arrest warrants issued by the Swedish courts and the European Union on charges related to copyright infringement. Mr. Stefan had fled the case in Sweden and had taken refuge in Thailand. His involvement in the commission of offenses included participating in the unauthorized broadcasting of copyrighted television signals in Sweden, according to Swedish Courts.

 

The acts caused significant financial damage to three companies. Furthermore, the illegally obtained broadcasts were disseminated to the public through various channels such as YouTube and Facebook without authorization from the affected companies, resulting in infringements of the rights of the affected parties. The arrest and apprehension of Mr. Stefan were successfully carried out by the immigration officers.

 

By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

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Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2023/07/06/pattaya-police-launch-major-anti-crime-operation-specifically-targeting-foreign-criminals-and-fugitives/

 

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[CHdiver]

So they have 5 cases, but tell only about two of them. Now lets calculate how much the other 3 had to come up with to be forgotten.

[chalawaan]

Woah a TV pirate! I'll sleep soundly tonight knowing that dangerous thug is off the streets! ???? When are they going to bang up bratty Boss Redbull the cop killer?

[NextG]

1 hour ago, CHdiver said:

So they have 5 cases, but tell only about two of them. Now lets calculate how much the other 3 had to come up with to be forgotten.

They are only ‘forgotten’ by the people who don’t bother to click through the link in order to read the whole article..

[SiSePuede419]

Pattaya sounds nice. ????

[hotchilli]

2 hours ago, CHdiver said:

So they have 5 cases, but tell only about two of them. Now lets calculate how much the other 3 had to come up with to be forgotten.

And those two highlighted had been living in Thailand for quite some time...

[malathione]

2 hours ago, CHdiver said:

So they have 5 cases, but tell only about two of them. Now lets calculate how much the other 3 had to come up with to be forgotten.

You could have tried clicking on the link in the OP. Now you just seem like another TV idjit.

[outsider]

And that's supposed to make law-abiding foreigners feel safe, or what? What about locals - thugs, scammers, hustlers, you name it - targetting foreigners? Or is this operation designed to protect the livelihoods of local thugs?

[2baht]

Damn foreigners!

[DjSilver]

Better if they target the largest criminal element in Thailand, aka the Thais themselves, since it's the largest group of criminals in Thailand. 

[Mike Teavee]

3 hours ago, CHdiver said:

So they have 5 cases, but tell only about two of them. Now let’s calculate how much the other 3 had to come up with to be forgotten.

As usual AN gives you an excerpt of the news report & a link where you can read the full report…

 

If you click on this link you can see the details of the other 3 cases which seem to involve…

   #3 - 5 Koreans (Working Illegally) 

   #4 - 1 Chinese guy (on overstay)

   #5 - > 17 Vietnamese (Illegal gambling + fake passport making). 
 

[kcpattaya]

Good riddance!

[Can samui]

I feel safer already.

[Hakuna Matata]

There are mostly nationals of China, Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Romania.

 

Thailand has long become a safe heaven for fugitives and criminals from all over the world. It's high time get rid of them.

 

Tighten the visa rules!

[jacko45k]

Fine, go get them. Removing criminals off the streets is progress in my mind.... wherever they come from. Just don't forget the ones that grab gold, pick pockets and crash into innocent people when drunk....

[mokwit]

5 minutes ago, Hakuna Matata said:

Tighten the visa rules!

Be careful what you wish for.

[cncltd1973]

24 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

Fine, go get them. Removing criminals off the streets is progress in my mind.... wherever they come from. Just don't forget the ones that grab gold, pick pockets and crash into innocent people when drunk....

and make thai culture a crime?

[Dexxter]

Deleted comment regarding reading the original article. We need a delete option for our comments.

[Bim Smith]

So five cases and it only reports two one of which is an IP pirate, hardly a criminal in my eyes and the other has been operating freely since 2016 between borders on is only just been caught. I will sleep soundly tonight and retire my baseball bat. 

[jaywalker2]

If they start arresting people for pirating, we're all in trouble!

[jacko45k]

18 minutes ago, Bim Smith said:

I will sleep soundly tonight and retire my baseball bat

You got one too eh?

[1happykamper]

1 hour ago, DjSilver said:

Better if they target the largest criminal element in Thailand, aka the Thais themselves, since it's the largest group of criminals in Thailand. 

You mean like crazy cops with guns? Yes... Good idea 

[Skeptic7]

Be a much safer place and successful sweep if they'd start specifically targeting Thai crime...starting from within their very own ranks. 

[2baht]

1 hour ago, DjSilver said:

Better if they target the largest criminal element in Thailand, aka the Thais themselves, since it's the largest group of criminals in Thailand. 

Oh come on Dj, they are protecting the largest criminal element in Thailand!

[sammieuk1]

Next up Pattaya deserted ????

[Bangkok Barry]

5 hours ago, CHdiver said:

So they have 5 cases, but tell only about two of them. Now lets calculate how much the other 3 had to come up with to be forgotten.

If you click the link you can read about the other cases. The policy of this site is to only provide the first part of the article, and a link is provided to read the complete report.

 

Bizarrely, sometimes the link provides no more info and the link is pointless - unless it is to attract people to the site of the original article, perhaps for commercial reasons.

[ignore it]

Great police work by the RTP...

wait a moment...

#1 was an airport pick up on an Interpol warrant

#2 was a follow-up on work by the International Liaison Office of the Nordic Police.

 

But they did seem to put their boots on to round up the other well established crime gangs.

 

So 3 out of 5.

 

 

[chalawaan]

3 hours ago, outsider said:

And that's supposed to make law-abiding foreigners feel safe, or what? What about locals - thugs, scammers, hustlers, you name it - targetting foreigners? Or is this operation designed to protect the livelihoods of local thugs?

You're not really supposed to refer to the Military High Command in such disrespectful terms. ????

[brianthainess]

1 hour ago, Hakuna Matata said:

There are mostly nationals of China, Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Romania.

Another Full Article Non reader

[brianthainess]

Only whiteites mentioned until you read the full post.