snoop1130 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 PHUKET, Feb 1 (TNA) — Phuket police investigators are questioning four Russian suspects involving in the kidnapping case of a Russian couple, demanding crypto currency worth some 30 million baht as ransom. Phuket Provincial Police Commander Pol. Maj. Gen. Sinlert Sukhum who led the team of investigators said after the interrogation that the four Russian suspects jointly kidnapped two Russian victims – male and female and forced them to transfer 900,000 bitcoin or around 30 million baht to them. Gen. Sinlert said the indicent occured at around 10pm of January 31 when the two victims were forced to be in a van in front of a restaurant near Lo Rong intersection in Phuket provincial seat. Full story: Thai News Agency 2024-02-01 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Get our Daily Newsletter - Click HERE to subscribe 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mitkof Island Posted February 1 Popular Post Share Posted February 1 How are all the Russians surviving in Thailand with the Russian currency about worthless? 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KhunBENQ Posted February 1 Popular Post Share Posted February 1 (edited) 3 hours ago, snoop1130 said: to transfer 900,000 bitcoin Oops. Little decimal shift? If they really mean bitcoin (BTC) 900000 would be about 1.3 Trillion THB 😁. 30 million THB is about 20 BTC. Edited February 1 by KhunBENQ 2 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ChrisY1 Posted February 2 Popular Post Share Posted February 2 13 hours ago, Mitkof Island said: How are all the Russians surviving in Thailand with the Russian currency about worthless? They kidnap people for ransom! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ChrisY1 Posted February 2 Popular Post Share Posted February 2 (edited) Back in the 70's and early 80's, the Russian time gangs ruled in Thailand...overpowering the cops, they pretty much had carte blanc to do as they pleased. Is it looking similar today? Edited February 2 by ChrisY1 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthainess Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 43 minutes ago, ChrisY1 said: They kidnap people for ransom! And run massage places, if you don't use them they beat you up more so if your disabled. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthainess Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Quality Tourists get Quality Cops 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
couchpotato Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 47 minutes ago, ChrisY1 said: Back in the 70's and early 80's, the Russian time gangs ruled in Thailand...overpowering the cops, they pretty much had carte blanc to do as they pleased. Is it looking similar today? Misleading info..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hotchilli Posted February 2 Popular Post Share Posted February 2 14 hours ago, Mitkof Island said: How are all the Russians surviving in Thailand with the Russian currency about worthless? 15 hours ago, snoop1130 said: the four Russian suspects jointly kidnapped two Russian victims – male and female and forced them to transfer 900,000 bitcoin or around 30 million baht to them. A clue was in the post... 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stargrazer9889 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Bit coin, currency of crooks I think, because it is hard to trace. Never willl be any in my possession. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzzzz Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 2 hours ago, ChrisY1 said: Back in the 70's and early 80's, the Russian time gangs ruled in Thailand...overpowering the cops, they pretty much had carte blanc to do as they pleased. Is it looking similar today? BS: lived in Pattaya and phuket in the 80's never heard of any Russians around< Germans ran many go go and scams in Pattaya and phuket was wide open with only the thai nakorn sri thammarat gangs running things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anrcaccount Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Putting aside the kidnapping, you have to say that a 23 year old Belarusian having $30 M THB ( approx $840K USD) in Crypto, in the first place, is impressive. That's the high net worth quality tourist Thailand is looking for. Now if the authorities can just keep them from getting abducted, all will be well! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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