Indian national arrested in Thai province for illegal high-interest loan operation

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As part of a crackdown on illegal loan activities, police authorities from the Debt-related Crime Prevention Centre and the Eighth Provincial Police Region (DCPC & PPR8) apprehended Yadav Durgesh, an Indian national aged 29, for operating an unlicensed money lending business.

 

The arrest took place on December 27 at a rental property in Ban Na San, Surat Thani, where Yadav was found to be charging an interest rate exceeding the legal limit on his loans.

 

Yadav’s illicit operation was first flagged following an investigation into unusual activities at his residence, which he had rented to accommodate foreign nationals, who were suspected of extending loans to locals and residents. This led to a collaborative operation between the DCPC & PPR8, the Surat Thani Provincial Police, and the Ban Na San police station to monitor Yadav’s activities.

 

Yadav was found to be making daily rounds on a motorcycle, collecting interest from clients. On the day of his arrest, he attempted to evade capture by fleeing towards the Huay Mud community. However, the police were able to apprehend him at his rented property, where he had retreated in an attempt to elude the officers.

 

by Nattapong Westwood

Photo courtesy of Khao Sod

 

Full story: The Thaiger 2023-12-28

 

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[talahtnut]

Avoid anyone that wobbles their head from side to side and tries to flog you something.

[bendejo]

Surat Thani has an ages-long rep for criminal operations.  It may be the BiB did him a favor -- once the hard boys got hold of him he'd be fish food.

But even without that it would just be a matter of time before his Thai clients ratted him out.  Or are all of his clients Indians with tailor shops?

 

[RichardColeman]

Great plan, borrow money from a foreigner and them dob him in so you do not have to pay it back after he is deported

[ezzra]

Been to CW yesterday to renew my retirement permit and saw many, and i mean many, non white/Caucasian waiting 

to get their visa/permits renewed,  many of them were Indians and sub-continent persons...

[ravip]

1 hour ago, ezzra said:

Been to CW yesterday to renew my retirement permit and saw many, and i mean many, non white/Caucasian waiting 

to get their visa/permits renewed,  many of them were Indians and sub-continent persons...

Anything wrong about that? Shouldn't it be so?

Sorry, I missed the point you intended to present.

[Grumpy one]

This story makes a nice change from the usual Indian gold chain thefts

[Stocky]

3 hours ago, ezzra said:

Been to CW yesterday to renew my retirement permit and saw many, and i mean many, non white/Caucasian waiting 

to get their visa/permits renewed,  many of them were Indians and sub-continent persons...

Why should this surprise you? White Caucasians constitute 8% of the global population.

[JeffersLos]

3 hours ago, ezzra said:

Been to CW yesterday to renew my retirement permit and saw many, and i mean many, non white/Caucasian waiting 

to get their visa/permits renewed,  many of them were Indians and sub-continent persons...

 

So?

 

Were you born in the 1820s? 

 

Do you think they should be touring in a circus instead? 

[brianthainess]

5 hours ago, talahtnut said:

Avoid anyone that wobbles their head from side to side and tries to flog you something.

   Hello my friend 

[brianthainess]

From the headline. Where is Thai province?

[Stocky]

21 minutes ago, brianthainess said:

From the headline. Where is Thai province?

Anywhere not Bangkok

[Freddy42OZ]

53 minutes ago, Stocky said:

1 hour ago, brianthainess said:

From the headline. Where is Thai province?

Anywhere not Bangkok

 

 

Anywhere not important.